CBSE has recently added a new set of Capacity Building Programmes (CBPs) for teachers in its affiliated schools. These programmes are meant to help teachers handle classroom teaching in a more practical and updated way. Instead of only focusing on theory, the trainings look at what actually happens in schools and how teachers can deal with it better.
These sessions are being organised through CBSE’s Centres of Excellence and the Prashikshan Triveni platform. Schools receive circulars and can nominate teachers to attend programmes based on subject and role.
So, What Exactly Are These Programmes?
Capacity Building Programmes are structured teacher training sessions. They are planned with clear topics, examples and classroom-linked activities. The idea is simple: teachers should be able to use what they learn the very next day in class.
This year, CBSE introduced 14 new CBPs. These cover both subject teaching and general classroom practices.
Areas Where Teachers Are Getting Support Language Teaching
Programmes in Hindi and Sanskrit focus on improving how teachers build reading, writing, speaking and listening skills. The training shares ways to make language periods more interactive instead of only textbook-based.
Subject-Specific Teaching
There are focused sessions for certain subjects. For example, Economics for Class 12 looks at how to teach topics like national income in a clearer and more student-friendly way.
In Painting and Visual Arts, teachers are introduced to methods such as printmaking and basic design activities that can be done with simple materials in school.
Assessment Practices
One important area is competency-based assessment. Many teachers are still adjusting to this change. However, these CBPs show how to set questions that test understanding and application, not just memory. Teachers are shown sample question types and classroom tasks.
STEM and Integrated Learning
CBSE has also included training on STEM education, where teachers learn how to connect concepts across science and maths instead of teaching them in isolation.
Learning Beyond Textbooks
A programme on value education through sports explains how games and physical activities can help students learn teamwork, discipline and respect. This helps teachers see sports as part of learning, not just an extra activity.
Skill Education Training Also Started
Alongside these 14 programmes, CBSE has been running training sessions for Skill Education in Classes 6 to 8. Teachers are guided on how to use NCERT’s Kaushal Bodh books and include simple skill-based activities in regular lessons. These sessions are being held in different regions with the help of Sahodaya school groups.
Why Teachers Are Finding This Useful
Teachers who attend these programmes usually come back with ready ideas they can try in class. Instead of broad theory, they get lesson examples, activity formats and question types. This makes planning a bit easier.
It also helps teachers stay in line with the changes CBSE has been making in exams and classroom expectations, especially the shift towards understanding-based learning.
For schools, these trainings support regular teacher development and help maintain proper records of professional learning.
What Schools Should Do
Schools can make better use of these programmes by planning ahead. Moreover, keep track of CBSE circulars, nominate teachers based on subject needs, and allow them time to attend. After the training, schools can hold short sharing meetings where teachers explain what they learned and how they plan to use it.
CBSE’s new Capacity Building Programmes are not about adding extra work for teachers. They are meant to make classroom teaching smoother, clearer and more effective. When teachers get practical support, students benefit the most.