A comprehensive capacity-building programme for 1,887 School Principals across 55 districts of Madhya Pradesh was organised from 28 September to 06 October 2026 by the Directorate of Public Instruction (DPI), Bhopal, under Samagra Shiksha, in collaboration with PSSCIVE, Bhopal, a constituent unit of NCERT under the Ministry of Education.

The programme focused on the integration of Vocational Education with School Education as per NEP 2020, along with vocational education and hybrid-mode training arrangements, emerging skill areas and the roles of School Principals, ICT Instructors and teachers.

Expert sessions were delivered by PSSCIVE faculty, including Prof. V.S. Mehrotra, Dr. V.K. Jain, Prof. Deepak Shudhalwar, Prof. Munish Chandra and Prof. Pankaj Mehta. Smt. Sandhya Chaudhary and Shri Manish Verma, DPI, Bhopal, also contributed to the programme. Local coordination was supported by Dr. Rajneesh, Local Coordinator, PSSCIVE, Bhopal. A key session on the Skill Initiatives of DoSEL, Ministry of Education—Kaushal Bodh, 10 Bagless Days and My Career Advisor App—was delivered by Prof. Pankaj Mehta, PSSCIVE, Bhopal. For easy understanding and practical orientation, a video demonstrating the working and key features of the My Career Advisor App was also screened.

The programme concluded with a valedictory address by Dr. Deepak Paliwal, Joint Director, PSSCIVE, reinforcing the importance of skill-based learning and effective career guidance for students.

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