NECESSARY TEACHER TRAINING (NETT) -AN INNOVATIVE TWO-YEAR PRE-SERVICE TEACHER TRAINING PROGRAMME OF HUMANA PEOPLE TO PEOPLE INDIA (HPPI)

It is the right of every child to get quality education. The quality of education depends on various factors one of which is the teacher. Teachers are the backbone and central figure of any education system. Since teaching is vitally linked with school improvement, it is important to work on teacher preparation. Apart from government, many non- government organizations (NGOs) have been working in this area. This paper aims to focus on the Necessary Teacher Training (NeTT) - an innovative two-year Pre-service Teacher Training Programme being implemented by Humana People to People India (HPPI), a non- government organization. HPPI collaborates with the state governments and private agencies to run the NeTT programme at District Institutes of Education and Training (DIETs).The unique training module of NeTT is designed in alignment with the state curriculum prescribed for D.El.Ed. course at DIET's. The programme is aligned with the vision and goals of HPPI and tailored in accordance to the National Curriculum Framework for Teacher Education (NCFTE) 2009. Thus, the NeTT programme fills this gap where teacher educators aim at training teacher trainees towards improving the quality of teacher education.