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1. GIANNA TASSARA - May 18, 2009

I knew so late about it,i wish get the material of this event how can i do
thanks
gianna tassara from peru
journalist and sociology
UNIVERSIDAD CATOLICA

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2. Rara Shrestha - June 19, 2010

Dear Sir,
>> We are keen interested to attend upcoming events.It is my great
>> pleasure to express the profound thanks to you for your efforts. We
>> send you brief information.Nepal government has decided to celebrate
>> 2011 A.D a tourism year, which is very positive indication of
>> development. It has targeted to bring more than one million
>> tourists from allover the world into Nepal.From 8th National plan,
>> our country has focused on poverty reduction of journalists but still
>> we are in the vicious circle of poverty. So economic development
>> through tourism sounds good and plays important role in
>> infrastructure development. So we request for your excellent
>> cooperation between us and hope that bilateral relations will grow
>> further in future.We would like to send you brief information about
>> National Press Club,Nepal(NPCN).Details of
>> The NPA, Eighth and Ninth Plans have listed several measures for quality
>> enhancement of education. These are presented in the Table 7.In order to
>> improve the learning achievement of the students, the Ninth Plan
>> envisages
>> setting up a national standard of primary education. A minimum of 180
>> school-operation days will be made mandatory. Similarly, the minimum
>> regular presence of students and teachers will be fixed. Parents, local
>> agencies and local people will be involved in the formulation,
>> implementation, monitoring and evaluation of program mes in order to
>> make
>> the management and implementation of primary education effective.
>>
>> 2.4.1 Program mes, Goals and Targets
>>
>> BPEP II has set the following levels for achieving the Ninth Plan
>> targets:BPEP II targets are intended to bring about necessary reforms
>> both
>> in quality of instruction as well as in the evaluation system in order
>> to
>> achieve a 100% pass rate for children of Grades 1 to 3. Similarly, the
>> pass rate of children in Grades 4 and 5 will be raised to 90%. A minimum
>> learning level in Grade 3 and 5 Nepali and Maths will be achieved by 70%
>> of the children.
>>
>> BPEP II also aims to achieve a daily attendance rate of 90% for students
>> and 80% for teachers. Instructional time-on-task will be raised to 90%,
>> which will be spent by teachers and children on focused learning tasks.
>> This will include continuous assessment as an integral part of teaching
>>
>> Multiprocessing approaches taken in BPEP for the improvement of learning
>> achievements include improvement in teacher training, curriculum,
>> textbooks, instructions and classroom environments.
>>
>> Curriculum development is taking on a new dimension after the completion
>> of BPEP
>> phase I: the target for BPEP phase II includes implementation of
>> continuous assessment instead of the current practice of annual
>> examinations for evaluating the students’ performance for grade
>> promotion.
>> Liberal promotion of students in primary grades will be adopted,
>> beginning
>> from Grades 1 to 3. The school curriculum will be revised to make
>> classroom practices more interactive and student-centered. The quality
>> of
>> teaching/learning materials, including textbooks, will be improved.
>>
>> Teacher training provision will be expanded through:
>>
>> 1. recurrent cluster-based teacher training;
>>
>> 2. long-term in-service teacher training (2.5 months x 4); and
>>
>> 3. short-term recurrent teacher training.
>>
>> All the primary-level teachers will be provided a minimum of 10 days of
>> classroom-based training per annum.
>>
>> The role of Headmaster as a supervisor in the school will be
>> strengthened.
>> Similarly, the role of SMC in the development of overall school
>> environment will be enhanced.
>>
>> 2.5 TARGETS AND GOALS FOR THE REDUCTION OF ILLITERACY AND GENDER
>> DISPARITY IN LITERACY
>>
>> The 1991 census showed a literacy rate of 39.7% for the age group of six
>> years and above. The female literacy rate for this age group was 25%. In
>> 1991, the literacy rate for adults of the 18+ age group was 32%, and the
>> female adult literacy rate was 18%. The rural village population
>> constitutes most of the illiterates in Nepal. The population consists of
>> both adults and school-age children who could not join school. Therefore
>> the National Plan of Action as well as the National Development Plans
>> have
>> emphasis the need for literacy education for both adults and
>> out-of-school
>> children. Following are the literacy targets set by the NPA, the Eighth
>> Plan and the Ninth Plan for the 6+ age group of children.
>> In the Eighth Plan period, in order to attain the set target of 60%
>> literacy, there was an estimated need to make 1.4 million illiterate
>> persons literate. In the Ninth Plan, there was target to provide
>> effective
>> literacy training to 3,216,000 illiterate adults and 784,000
>> out-of-school
>> children in order to make them literate. Nepal intends to achieve 100%
>> literacy for the population of 6+ years by the end of the Twelfth Five
>> Year Plan (2012).
>>
>> 2.5.1 Program mes, Goals and Targets
>>
>> The literacy rate in Nepal until recently has been calculated for the
>> population of 6+ years of age. The program me visualization for
>> enhancing
>> the literacy percentage therefore focuses on entire groups under this
>> age,
>> and age-specific and community-specific literacy program mes are being
>> developed and implemented. Following are some of the national-level
>> program-mes and their targets towards achieving the overall targets and
>> goals set by the NPA, the Eighth Plan and the Ninth Plan.
>>
>> Out-of-School Education Program me (OSP)
>>
>> According to the Central Bureau of Statistics, the number of 8-14 year
>> children who were out of school numbered 4,497,268 of whom 45% were
>> illiterate. By 2001, the illiteracy among this target group is expected
>> to
>> be reduced to 34%. However, there will be still need to address OSP for
>> about 1,924,754 people because of the expansion of the population, as
>> the
>> following table shows.
>> According to the above projection there were about two million (2040740)
>> illiterates among the children of the 8-to-14-year group in 1991.
>> Although
>> the illiterate percentage is expected to decrease by 2001, the total
>> illiterate population of this age group will be still close to two
>> million
>> (1925,344). Out-of-School Program mes (OSP) are run to address the basic
>> education needs of the children.
>>
>> The major objectives of OSP are:
>>
>> to provide accelerated non-formal basic education to those
>> primary-school-age children who could not join primary schools and
>> those who have dropped out of school;
>>
>> to enhance the school enrollment rate by motivating basic-level
>> (OSP I) completers to enter formal schools;
>>
>> to reduce gender disparity in literacy by increasing the school
>> enrollment of girls;
>>
>> to provide functional education in order to provide the
>> knowledge
>> and necessary skills for undertaking income-generating activities.
>>
>> One of the major objectives of OSP is to bring the OSP class completers
>> into formal schooling. Provision has been made to enroll OSP class
>> completers in Grade 3. Shikshya Sadan for boys and girls and Chelibeti
>> for
>> girls are two popular OSPs.
>>
>> Programmes for Adult Literacy
>>
>> The government aims to run different adult education program mes to
>> address the needs of adult illiterates of the age group 15 to 45 years.
>> The objectives of the education program mes for this age group are to
>> impart literacy skills as well as basic knowledge and skills in the
>> areas
>> of health and sanitation, water usage, environmental protection,
>> afforestation, agriculture, and income generation.
>>
>> The adult literacy program-mes aim to run activities in at least two
>> phases: to impart basic literacy and skills; and to help adults get
>> involved in income-generating activities, community service,
>> co-operatives, health and family planning. The latter phase is often
>> called a post-literacy program-me. Post-literacy program mes are also
>> considered important to deepen and sustain the literacy skills acquired
>> in
>> the first phase.
>>
>> The Woman’s Education Section of the Ministry of Education aims to
>> enhance
>> adult female literacy through special program mes. Accordingly, it has
>> been running special functional literacy program mes for women of 15 to
>> 35
>> years of age, which are focused on child-care, heath, agriculture,
>> sewing,
>> weaving etc.
>>
>> Literacy Campaigns
>>
>> The Ninth Plan identifies literacy campaigns one of the major strategies
>> to achieve the targets it has set. Accordingly, phase-wise literacy
>> campaigns have been scheduled to cover all parts of the country, with
>> special priority for rural areas and disadvantaged communities.
>>
>> Special Program mes for Reducing Gender and Community Disparities
>>
>> Different program mes are being conducted to make primary education
>> accessible to girls and to provide functional education for adult
>> females.
>> The Ninth Plan aims to provide scholarships for all girl students of 10
>> remote districts, and girls’ scholarship quotas in the remaining 65
>> districts. Altogether, 162,404 girl students will benefit from the
>> scholarship program me in the plan period. There is a similar program me
>> for disadvantaged communities. Provision of at least one female teacher
>> in
>> every school, preference for female teachers to take part in training,
>> and
>> school-based incentive program mes for girls are some of the other
>> measures to expand girls’ enrollment in primary school. Activities of
>> the
>> Curriculum Development Center (CDC) to remove gender and community
>> disparities reflected in the curriculum, textbooks and teacher training
>> manuals is another important step in this direction.
>>
>> The monitoring and evaluation system will be systematized in order to
>> conduct omen’s education program mes effectively. Local agencies will be
>> mobilized for the development and publicity of woman’s education program
>> mes.
>>
>> Training
>>
>> The Ninth Plan aims to institutionalism the training of the facilitators
>> and the other people involved in NFE activities. Information regarding
>> the
>> literacy situation will be improved. Literacy mapping will be conducted
>> to
>> reflect the literacy situation.
>>
>> Co-ordination and Mobilization of NGOs, INGOs and CBOs
>>
>> NGOs as well as community-based organizations are also playing a very
>> significant role towards expanding adult literacy. The Ninth Plan has
>> also
>> focused the need for co-ordination of GOs working in this area with
>> NGOs,
>> INGOs and CBOs. For this a NFE council represented by NGOs, INGOs and
>> the
>> government has already been working. Similarly, a NFE center has been
>> established by the ministry of education for undertaking various
>> research
>> and innovation activities in this area.
>>
>> 2.6 TARGETS AND GOALS FOR LIFE SKILLS EDUCATION AND VOCATIONAL
>> TRAINING FOR YOUTHS
>>
>> One of the important endeavors of Nepal has been to provide contemporary
>> knowledge and skills needed for better living in the ever-changing
>> world.
>> In this regard, the Eighth and the Ninth Plans have clearly emphasized
>> the
>> mobilization of all aspects of education, including formal education,
>> continuing education, the open learning system and vocational education.
>> The goals of the National Plan of Action, the Eighth Plan and the Ninth
>> Plan are given in the following table:Eighth Five Year Plan objectives
>> focused on utilizing education as a means of enhancing the capabilities
>> of
>> people as producers. The Eighth Plan emphasized”
>>
>> a. increased technical and vocational training facilities; and
>>
>> b. making the curriculum more relevant to the actual needs of
>> the
>> economy, e.g., emphasize agriculture, environment, health,
>> nutrition, inculcation of the work ethic, etc.
>>
>> Based on the experiences of the Eighth Plan period, the Ninth Plan
>> emphasized the need to make skills training and vocational education
>> more
>> flexible and more in accordance with market needs. It also emphasized
>> the
>> need to enhance the involvement of private sectors in running skills
>> training and vocational education program mes.
>>
>> 2.6.1 Program mes, Goals and Targets
>>
>> School Curriculum-based Program mes
>>
>> Life skills are incorporated into the school curriculum in different
>> forms
>> at various levels. At the primary level, it is in the form of making the
>> children aware of the surrounding environment and better ways to living.
>> At the secondary level, it is in the form of work ethics and orientation
>> to various areas of skills training and vocational education. Vocational
>> education is offered as an optional subject at the secondary level.
>>
>> CTEVT Program mes
>>
>> The Council for Technical Education and Vocational Training (CTEVT) was
>> formed in 1989 to formulate policies, ensure quality monitoring and
>> provide services to facilitate technical education and vocational
>> programmes all over the country. The council has set up nine technical
>> schools to cover the needs of all the regions of the country. The target
>> is to expand the number to 20 by the turn of the century. Soon after the
>> government made a policy of promoting the private sector in technical
>> education, 118 technical schools were opened by private enterprises in
>> affiliation with CTEVT. These private technical schools run short-term
>> technical courses in various areas.
>>
>> During the Eighth Plan period, 2,595 long-term training courses and
>> 2,034
>> short-term training courses were envisaged under CTEVT. The Ninth Plan
>> period envisages 5,000 long-term training courses and 20,000 short-term
>> training courses.
>>
>> Training Programmers under Various Ministries
>>
>> Besides CTEVT, there are various specific skills-training programmes
>> conducted by various ministries such as the Ministries of Education,
>> Labor, Women and Social Welfare, Industries, Communications, Tourism and
>> Water Resources. The following is a list of targets set by the various
>> ministries for the fiscal year 1998/99.
>> His Majesty’s Government formed a committee for the development of
>> employment in 1997 to provide consultative help to the government to
>> formulate employment policies and program mes, to explore employment
>> areas
>> within the country as well as abroad, to develop relevant training
>> suitable to the employment possibilities, to develop statistics on the
>> employment situation, and to co-ordinate among the employment-related
>> training providers. Following is the five-year employment training
>> projection during the Ninth Plan period prepared by the committee for
>> the
>> VDC, municipality and national levels.
>> The country’s need of basic and middle-level skilled manpower for
>> different development program mes will be fulfilled by producing
>> manpower
>> at the local level. In order to conduct technical training and
>> vocational
>> education program mes, physical and economic resources will be mobilized
>> at the local level for the establishment of training centers.
>> Improvements
>> will be conducted to make technical schools effective and appropriate to
>> their investment. There will be co-ordination between governmental and
>> non-governmental technical and vocational training organizations. The
>> organizations will be standardized and the training accredited.
>> High-level
>> centers that conduct training in the private sector will be provided
>> with
>> technical assistance.
>>
>> Steps will be taken to establish polytechnic schools in order to produce
>> middle-level manpower required at the local level. Internal and external
>> resources will be mobilized to run this type of school. Community
>> development and vocational training centers will be expanded. Training
>> will be provided to the trainers in order to develop and expand
>> technical
>> education.
>>
>> 2.7 TARGETS AND GOALS FOR MEDIA MOBILIZATION
>>
>> The government of Nepal has been promoting mass media for raising
>> awareness of the people and to give educational messages and
>> information.
>> Mass media are also mobilized for conducting special training program
>> mes.
>> In these various activities, the major contributors are the Distance
>> Education Center, the Ministry of Education, Radio Nepal, Nepal
>> Television, Gorkha Patra Sansthan, several independent newspapers and
>> magazines, the Nepal Press Institute, FM radio stations, journalists
>> associations and NGOs. The government plans to enhance the role of
>> various
>> media partners in promoting social and family values and social
>> understanding. In this line, the government has recently promulgated the
>> National Broadcasting Act to facilitate the development of independent
>> FM
>> stations and the mobilizable of radio and TV as alternative channels of
>> continuing education.
>> During the Ninth Plan, there will be provision of accredited in-service
>> training for primary school teachers through distance education and
>> other
>> media. Radio and television program mes on several subjects, including
>> agriculture, health, primary education, general information, interaction
>> forums and social advocacy, will be developed and broadcast regularly.
>> Appropriate policies will be developed for an information management
>> system and the development of libraries for educational communication
>> and
>> information. the poorest country in the world. Its poverty reduction
>> rate
>> are (1) low per capital income (2)concentration on urban growth,(3)high
>> population growth rate.Out of 23 million population, 38% are in below
>> the
>> poverty line.Most of the poor people live in rural area and have little
>> opportunity,who have no collateral, but willing to work and desire to do
>> some activities through which he/she will require employment as well as
>> income.Although many program mes have bee implemented for poverty
>> alleviation in Nepal, only programmers are seen-as poor-targeted and
>> rural
>> based. We are keen interested to attend your upcoming program me,what to
>> do for registration please send us details through by post as soon as
>> possible. NPCN believes in peace, progress, democracy always works
>> environment awareness dedicated to elevating the standard of the fourth
>> estate of the country and has contribution well informed to people. NPCN
>> fulfill the following aims
>> -to exchange the ideals of journalism.
>> -to exchange views with journalists science & technology.
>> -to work for peace, disarmament environmental and sound fellowship.
>> -believe in democracy.always works to protect occupational rights
>>
>> NPCN celebrating its Silver jubilee at Lalit Party Venue
>> Mr.Nara Bahadur Karmacharya ( FounderLeader of Nepal Communist
>> former vice-prime mister and leader NCP-UML)and Party
>> -NCP)opening Silver jubilee ceremony.Mr.Bam Dev
>> Gautam(H.E.Jang Young
>> Chol(ambassadorD.P.R.Korea)Mr.C.P.Mainali(general
>> secretary-NCP-Male)highlighted to present situation of the
>> committee of NPCN Mr.Ramkrishna Karmacharya as the Chairman.
>> highest consideration.
>>
>> With best regards.
>> Yours
>> Rara Shrestha
>> Secretary,
>> National Press Club,Nepal
>> P.O.Box 4657 Kathmandu.
>> Website: www. npc.org.np
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