Govt ties up with IIT-Madras for teacher upskilling programme

Punjab has collaborated with IIT-Madras to roll out a career guidance programme to create a structure where every teacher becomes a trained career mentor.

Education Minister Harjot Bains said more than 5,000 teachers would be trained to guide students towards informed and future-ready career choices under the teacher upskilling programme.

He said the programme would offer teachers free online training in foundational career counselling, skills for classroom sessions and one-on-one guidance. They will gain access to top 100 high-demand careers, structured assessment tools and a comprehensive guidance framework aligned with emerging national and global career trends.

“Our goal is to make a meaningful impact by enabling teachers to serve as effective career mentors in their schools. Teachers will serve as a backbone of a structured career guidance ecosystem,” said Bains.

Dr Amarpal Singh, Chairman of the PSEB, said initiative would benefit students in rural and underserved areas, offering them access to high-quality guidance that was earlier limited to private counsellors.