Seminar on Competency Based Curriculum

 

REPORT- SEMINAR ON COMPETENCY BASED CURRICULUM

On 18^th April 2022 Ahlcon International School collaborated with Australian Council of Educational Research (India), which is a not-for-profit research organization established in Australia, to initiate a global dialogue on Competency-Based Curriculum. The esteemed guests were -Dr Phil Lambert, National President of the Australian College of Educators and Mr. Amit Kaushik, CEO, The Australian Council for Educational Research, India, the stalwarts who are rigorously working on the curation of Competency based curriculum. Other dignitaries who graced the event were- Esteemed Director, Ahlcon Group of Schools, Dr Ashok Pandey; Hon’ble Principal, Ahlcon International School, Mr. Sanjay Yadav; Hon’ble Principal, Ahlcon Public School, Dr. Deepak Bisht; HM Senior Section, Mr. Puneet Duggal; HM Middle Section, Ms. Sunita Rajiv; HM Primary Section, Ms. Kavita Shah and the AHMs.

The seminar which was held in hybrid mode was attended by an erudite ensemble of principals and teachers from all over India. This special seminar titled ‘Global Directions: Competency-based Curriculum − Teaching, Assessing and Reporting’ decoded the novel trends in the curriculum which have become one of the biggest “buzzwords” in academia today.

The event began with the auspicious lamp lighting ceremony as a tribute to the deity of knowledge and a blissful invocation by the school choir group. Director, Dr Ashok Pandey welcomed the esteemed guest Dr. Phil Lambert with a memento and Mr. Amit Kaushik was welcomed by Principal, Mr. Sanjay Yadav. Dr. Ashok Pandey, Director, Ahlcon group of schools addressed the august gathering and candidly acquainted everyone with the venerated guests through his genial words. Mr. Amit Kaushik gave the opening remarks and introduced the esteemed speaker, Dr Phil Lambert.

Dr Phil Lambert highlighted how workplace reforms, ecological destabilisation, revolutionary technological changes, substantial global inequalities are leading to a volatile, unpredictable, complex and ambiguous world. The educators present were delineated that 21st century is the call for education systems to develop competencies in explicit and intentional ways through deliberate changes in curriculum design and pedagogical practice. He vehemently underscored that education in and for the 21st Century will provide our young people with the knowledge, skills, values and attitudes for participating productively in the knowledge-economy and making a positive contribution to society as active citizens. The reform logic, which thrives on vision, goals, curriculum, teaching, assessment and reporting, was expounded by him.

As the seminar reached its zenith, the question-answer session aided everyone in broadening their horizons in understanding and appreciating the Competency based Curriculum. The programme culminated with a gracious vote of thanks by Principal, Ahlcon International School, Mr. Sanjay Yadav, who paid his gratitude to the esteemed guests and dignitaries for making the event an efficacious one.