CHANDIGARH: Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann on Saturday flagged off the eighth batch of 30 government school principals for training at the Principal Academy in Singapore, saying the initiative is aimed at exposing educators to global teaching practices and further strengthening the state’s public education system.
The Chief Minister also spoke on a range of political issues, asserting that Punjab will strongly oppose the Electricity (Amendment) Bill, 2025, while taking swipes at the BJP-led Centre, the Congress and SAD leader Sukhbir Singh Badal.
On this, Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann took to X and wrote, “Today, another batch of principals from government schools in Punjab departed for Singapore for training. I met them on this occasion, wished them well, and encouraged them to make the trip a success.
He further wrote, “Our government's goal is to ensure that the children of Punjab receive world-class, quality education. In line with this vision, we are continuously providing international-level training opportunities to our teachers and principals, so that they can learn new and modern methods and further strengthen Punjab's education system. Our goal is not just to build schools, but to create an education system that empowers every child in Punjab to dream big and achieve them.”
Interacting with the media, CM Bhagwant Mann stated, “To provide world-class exposure to heads of government schools, the eighth batch of 30 principals is leaving for training at the Principal Academy in Singapore from March 8 to 14. So far eight batches comprising 234 principals and education officers have been sent to Singapore for training.” He said that a transparent selection process has been adopted for the programme, after which verification of the selected principals was carried out by the District Education Officers.