India Plays An Important Role In Promoting Peer Learning Among Countries

India Didactics Association (IDA), the exclusive membership association in India for the education & training fraternity has organised the 5th edition of the Asian Summit on Education & Skills (ASES) followed by 10th edition of DIDAC India on 3rd Oct and 4th to 6th October 2018 respectively in New Delhi.

The inaugural session was addressed by Shri Manish Sisodia, Deputy Chief Minister of Delhi. Shri Dominic Savage OBE, Director, Education World Forum and Shri Aditya Gupta, CEO, India Didactics Association were also present on this occasion.

Both the events, ASES and DIDAC India are partnered by The Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE), Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD), NITI Aayog, AICTE, NCERT and National Institute of Open Schooling (NIOS) and hosted by Department of Education, Government of NCT of Delhi.

Speaking on the occasion Shri Manish Sisodia said, “Platforms such as ASES and DIDAC India play an important role to promote peer learning among countries and educational institutions which is critical for adopting best practices in education.  There is a great scope of learning from our counterparts such as Thailand, Sri Lanka and Afghanistan in various areas of education and training. Teacher training is one such aspect that is crucial to improve and maintain the quality of our education system especially, the government school system. Technology in education is another area which we need to focus on and internalize. We have to find innovative ways to make education fun and less burdensome for students. In Delhi, we have already cut down the curriculum by 25% to reduce the burden on the students and introduced happy curriculum. We have also requested the Central Govt. to look at the possibility of reducing it up to 50%.”

On this occasion, Shri Dominic Savage OBE, Director, Education World Forum, said “We are proud to hold ASES in India each year and to witness and discuss the strides that India and its neighbors are taking in developing education for the challenges we face globally. Our theme this year is Learning for tomorrow’s world and we are looking forward to listening carefully and debating fully the plans and experiences of the region. We are delighted that ASES attracts ministers from around the region and has the support of ministers in India; a powerful combination to help prepare all our education systems to succeed.”

Shri Aditya Gupta, CEO, India Didactics Association said, “India has the largest percentage of young people in the world. This essential human resource must be provided with working competencies and skills keeping in mind the latest innovation and technological developments in the education sector to make them future ready with industrial revolution 4.0. The need of the hour is an exponential change – be it teacher training, assessments or technology adoption to ensure that teaching and learning outcomes are at par with the best global practices. ASES is an effort to bring these deliberations on the table for policy makers to interact with senior educators while DIDAC provides a real-time implementation for practical solutions.”

ASES is the global annual meeting of ministers offering insights from leading education pioneers, policy makers and education experts from Asia.

DIDAC India - is the annual exhibition and conference and only event in the country for Educational Material, Training & Technology based solutions for all levels and sectors of the Education & Training Industry.

ASES & Didac India – Key Takeaways:

Global overview of Best practices in education, training, trends and products

Discuss and enhance the educational standards and practices

View & experience the Global Showcase of the latest and innovative technology, training solutions, inventive resources, latest methodology, technology and services that help in learning, teaching & skill improvement.

About India Didactics Association:

India Didactics Association (IDA) is the exclusive membership association in the country for the education & training fraternity engaged in improving learning and teaching. The association is a conglomerate of all stakeholders of the education & training industry in the country. The Non-Profit Organization is working towards development & welfare of Education in the country and unifies the Entire Education, Training & Skills Sector. It works with 83,000+ educators from 250 cities of India along with Central Government, State Government and International Partners from over 15 countries. IDA has also partnered with various bodies like UGC, AICTE, NCERT, CBSE, etc. for numerous initiatives.

ASES is a partner event & the Asian chapter of the Education World Forum in London, playing host to the world’s largest gathering of education and skills ministers. The forum is internationally recognized and is the largest gathering of Basic and Higher Education & Skills Ministers in the world, with over 95 attending in January 2018.

ASES 2018 is the only annual event in Asia which brings together Asian Education & Skills Ministers (Central and State), Senior Policy Makers & Eminent Educationists to share and deliberate on various issues of the education and skills sector thus focusing on industry-academia partnerships, implementation of policies, technology advancements and challenges in the education sector. The Summit offers two days of insight and inspiration from leading education pioneers, policy makers and education experts.