NECESSARY TEACHER TRAINING (NETT) –A PRE-SERVICE TEACHER TRAINING PROGRAMME IN THE LIGHT OF NATIONAL CURRICULUM FRAMEWORK FOR TEACHER EDUCATION (NCFTE) 2009

Many non- governmental organizations (NGOs) have been making important contributions in the field of Education. Collaborating with Government machinery, they can do better for the cause of education in India. There are many NGO’s working in the area of Teacher Education. Researches indicate that students’ achievement is significantly related to the professional preparation of teachers. The National Curriculum Framework for Teacher Education (NCFTE) 2009 is a milestone in Indian education that focuses on the reform of teacher education by preparing professional and humane teacher. Humana People to People India (HPPI) is a not-for-profit development organization. It runs a Teacher Training Programme known as Necessary Teacher Training (NeTT) that focusses on improving the quality of teachers. The NeTT programme works in conjunction with Diploma in Elementary Education (D.El.Ed.)- the two year pre-service teacher training course at District Institutes of Education and Training (DIETs). At present this programme runs in selected DIETs of Madhya Pradesh, Haryana, Bihar and Uttar Pradesh with the help of teacher educators of HPPI. This paper aims to focus on the NeTT programme and how it is inspired and guided by the NCFTE 2009.