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CBSE to Begin Nationwide Skill Education Training for Middle School Teachers from Tomorrow

One-day capacity-building workshops to start on February 4, 2026; focus on Kaushal Bodh, NEP 2020 implementation

New Delhi, February 3, 2026 – The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) will launch a fresh round of nationwide capacity-building programmes on Skill Education for middle school teachers from tomorrow, February 4, 2026, according to a notification referenced in recent CBSE communication and media reports.

The one-day, face-to-face trainings are aimed at teachers and school leaders handling Classes 6 to 8, and are designed to support the mandatory rollout of skill-based learning at the middle school level in line with the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020.

Nationwide programme from February 4

Under the latest schedule, CBSE-affiliated schools across multiple regions have been identified as host venues for the workshops. As per details reported by education portals and national dailies:

The new phase of training will begin on February 4, 2026.

The programmes will run throughout the month of February at venues in cities including Faridabad, New Delhi, Noida, Ranchi, Ghaziabad, Bengaluru and other centres.

Each workshop is planned as a one-day, offline session, typically from 9:00 am to 5:30 pm.

These sessions follow an earlier phase of CBSE Skill Education training that commenced on January 5, 2026, primarily in northern India, and extend the initiative into a broader national rollout.

Focus on Skill Education for Classes 6–8

The capacity-building programmes are specifically intended to improve classroom delivery of the mandatory Skill Education curriculum for Classes VI to VIII. The Board has already communicated that Skill Education is to become an integral part of the middle school timetable, rather than an occasional or optional activity.

According to information available in CBSE circulars and accompanying reports, the training will:

Equip teachers with practical tools, strategies and classroom methodologies for implementing Skill Education.

Emphasise the use of NCERT’s ‘Kaushal Bodh’ activity books, which structure project-based, hands-on learning for Classes 6, 7 and 8.

Help schools shift from rote learning to competency-based, experiential learning, as envisaged in NEP 2020.

Who will attend

CBSE has positioned the initiative as a leadership-level exercise as well as a teacher training programme. Participation has been encouraged for:

Principals and vice-principals

Academic coordinators and in-charges

Middle school teachers, especially those who will transact Skill Education periods

In some centres, a portion of the participants will be identified and prepared as master trainers, who are expected to support and mentor a wider pool of teachers in their regions after the initial workshops.

Structure and logistics of the training

As per the details released through official and media channels:

Mode: Offline, face-to-face

Duration: One full day (approximately 9:00 am–5:30 pm)

Fee: No participation fee is being charged by CBSE.

Travel and stay: No TA/DA will be provided; participating schools/teachers must bear their own travel and accommodation costs.

Materials: Participants have been asked to carry the relevant NCERT Kaushal Bodh textbooks to enable hands-on discussion and simulation of classroom situations.

Schools have been advised to contact the designated host schools in advance to confirm participation so that seating, training materials and other arrangements can be finalised.

Policy context and expected outcomes

The upcoming round of training is part of a broader Skill Education push being undertaken by CBSE, which includes:

Introducing skill modules from Classes VI to XII,

Offering a wide range of Skill Subjects at secondary and senior secondary levels,

Requiring schools to set up Composite Skill Labs over a defined period, and

Running regular awareness and capacity-building programmes for principals and teachers.

For the middle school segment, CBSE has indicated that Skill Education should be allotted a structured block of time each week, not treated as a token subject. Students are expected to undertake project-based work spread across domains such as:

Working with materials and simple machines

Working with life forms and the environment

Working in human- and community-oriented services

By beginning another nationwide training cycle from February 4, the Board aims to ensure that schools are operationally ready to:

Integrate Skill Education into formal timetables for Classes 6–8,

Use Kaushal Bodh and similar resources effectively in day-to-day teaching, and

Align internal assessments and classroom practice with competency-based, skill-oriented objectives.

Instructions for schools

CBSE-affiliated schools have been urged to:

Inform relevant staff (principals, coordinators, middle school teachers) about the February training schedule.

Nominate and depute teachers to the nearest listed venue.

Coordinate with host schools using the contact details provided in the official notification/CBSE Academic portal.

Further details—including city-wise venue lists, dates, registration instructions and contact persons—can be accessed via the CBSE Academic website (cbseacademic.nic.in) under the Skill Education section, or through the official circular linked in recent press coverage.

Schools have been reminded that all Skill Education capacity-building initiatives conducted by CBSE’s Department of Skill Education are free of cost and are counted towards the mandatory Continuous Professional Development (CPD) hours recommended under NEP 2020.

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