Tribune News Service

Jammu, October 17

The Army, in its bid for civic-military partnership has initiated an e-literacy programme for 15 teachers at the Rashtriya Rifles Battalion based at Kalakote in Rajouri district.The four-week course will cover the broader aspects of elementary computer knowledge to include Windows operating system, MS Office, Internet and system management amongst others.The course themed “Train the Trainer” is being conducted by experienced staff from certified institutes. It is aimed at bringing a change in imparting education to rural students by embracing e-literacy and making students as well as teachers prepared for a challenging future.The teaching faculty of schools in the region expressed their gratitude to the Army for the course and said it would go a long way in maintaining the continuity of e-literacy in schools and help students sharpen their technical skills apart from connecting them with the outside world through the internet.