Learning Recovery Programme (LRP)-2022, Odisha School Education Programme Authority (OSEPA)
BACKGROUND:
The education of more than 1.5 billion students world-wide was hampered due to the global pandemic. Due to Covid-19, many students in our country had to manage with online education for the past two years. Many students did not even get this opportunity considering paucity of infrastructure. LRP was a unique programme launched by the Odisha School Education Programme Authority (OSEPA) under the Department of School and Mass Education, Odisha in the year 2022. It was a refresher course to bridge the learning gap caused due to the continuous shutdown and lockdown among the Odia medium students currently studying in Class III – IX in Government and Government aided Schools under BSE and TE & SCERT. The programme was an attempt to offer the opportunity to these students to learn and develop class appropriate competency. LRP was a time-bound programme of 100 days, of which 50 days were allotted to impart education based on the LRP curriculum to the Odisha Government School students. Each day, two periods were allotted to conduct LRP classes covering two of the three subjects. A total of 100 periods were allotted for this purpose, of which 33 periods were allotted for language (Odia for class-III and English for class IV to IX), 33 were for (EVS for class III to V and Science for Class VI to IX) and 34 periods were allotted for Mathematics.
REACH:
54,442 Schools benefitted from LRP with 2,28,886 total Teachers were trained during the Project implementation with a reach to 41,44,264 students across the 30 Districts of the State of Odisha.
For detailed information on the project, please click here: https://lrp.odisha.gov.in
CLIENT
OSEPA (Odisha School Education Programme Authority)
SKILL
Math, Odia/English, Science, LRP Software, Capacity Building Training and Project Monitoring.
PROJECT DURATION
7th September 2023 – 22th December 2023
CHALLENGES
- ■ LRP was a time-bound programme of 100 days wherein, knowledge to the students for the 2 years of lost learning was to be imparted in only 50 days allotted to impart education.
- ■ Logistics for distribution of Teaching Learning Material to Schools, Nodal Centers in each Block was a huge challenge due to infrastructure in the remotest parts of the Districts.
- ■ Training Teachers at different Nodal Centers of the Blocks within 3 days that included making provisions of subject experts and later making travel plans for these experts to further provide training to teachers at Block Level Schools.
- ■ Recruitment, selection, induction, and deployment of 6000 Resource Persons & Project Coordinators.
- ■ Monitoring of the Project through Field Level Central Monitoring Team deployment and LRP Software analysis.
- ■ Development of LRP Software and Management of School data.
PROJECT OUTCOME
The learners also provided qualitative feedback. Here are some of the key themes that emerged from the qualitative feedback as the Project outcome:
- ■ The training program was well-organized and structured.
- ■ The assignments were challenging but helpful.
- ■ The LF was knowledgeable and supportive.
- ■ The training content was relevant and up-to-date.
- ■ The ERA Platform was easy to use and navigate.
- ■ The OS-CIT Course was a valuable experience that will help the learners to improve their computer skills and knowledge.
