Contemporary skills refer to the skills that teachers must acquire in their professional environment, in the areas of knowledge and pedagogy, that would help them to show exemplary performance leading to enhanced quality in their functions. It takes stock of their current learning in relation to the developments contributed by research and experience. The area would also cover concerns and developments in global dynamics, reflecting patterns of effective knowledge transactions, their processing and management. Skills relating to the ability to deal with differentiated learning would also be an area of assessment in this unit.

Basics of Classroom Management – Teacher profile, verbal and non-verbal communication, classroom planning and Management Challenges of a Primary classroom and understanding of developmental psychology Managing children of higher classes – engagement, nurturing, motivating and creativity Basics of Adolescent Psychology – Basics of Ethics and Value-based Learning. The approach to academic, co-curricular integration, art education and sports education Inclusive learning – dyslexia, dyscalculia and dysgraphia – Managing differentially abled children Experiential Learning – Methods of Approach and Management School Safety – Concerns, Issues, and Management School Quality – Vision, concepts, and Engagement Technology literacy – Methods and case-studies Teacher-Parent Relationship – Effective Relationship Management National Policies of Education – An overview.

Any teacher/educator/principal above the age of 18 is eligible to take the examination. The examination is also open to aspiring teachers, retired teachers and school leaders.

The Rules and Regulations are applicable to all the participants of GFFTE. Please read the following before commencing the examination. To participate/To get certified To get certified through our examinations – You will have to be above 18 years of age. You can be an aspiring teacher, a working teacher, an educator, a retired teacher or a school leader. The certification is applicable to teachers of all boards. Before the exam During registration, make sure you provide all the required fields for communication. Make sure you provide a valid phone number and email ID during registration. Please make sure the phone number and email ID are functional and in use. The details provided by you during registration will be used to communicate necessary information such as examination updates, results and other notifications. All the details provided during the registration will be used for the issue of certificates too. The details of the examination, such as results and notifications, will be communicated only via the notification page on the website/SMS/email. The examination fee is non-refundable. Even in the event that a particular candidate is unable to participate in the examination for any reason, the registration fee will not be refunded. During the Examination The registered participant can start the examination any day within 20 days of the payment. The link to take the examination will expire after 20 days. The examination, once started, cannot be postponed, paused or changed to a later time or date. Once the examination begins, it has to be completed in one sitting, within the given 40 minutes. All the questions will be in the English language ONLY. Translation in other regional languages will NOT be available. The participant should make sure that there is an uninterrupted internet connection during the examination. The participant is encouraged to take the examination on a laptop or a desktop. The participant should make sure that the laptop/phone is working before the examination begins. The participant should make sure that the laptop/phone is fully charged or connected to a power source to avoid interruptions. If the participant is taking the examination on the mobile phone, he/she should make sure that the examination is not interrupted by calls. The participant should make sure that there is sufficient data/mobile data on the laptop/mobile phone before commencing the examination. GFFTE will not be responsible if the examination is interrupted due to power issues or data problems. A re-examination will not be scheduled if the participant has data or connectivity problems during the examination. The examination in each topic will have 50 questions each. All of them will be multiple-choice questions, with 4 options each. Each of the questions needs to be attempted before going to the next one. The participant has to select one of the four options provided for each question before proceeding to the next question. The next question will not appear on screen until the ‘NEXT’ button is pressed/clicked. There is no negative marking. The examination is for forty minutes (40 minutes). The timer will start once you open the link. The timer cannot be paused in between the examination. The timer will stop, and the examination will end immediately after the completion of 40 minutes. There is no fixed timing for each question. But all the 50 questions will have to be answered/attempted before the completion of 40 minutes. After the examination Please check the website/SMS/email frequently for updates and notifications.

The examinee will receive certificates based on their performance. Gold (81% and above) Silver (66 – 80%) Bronze (50–65%) Participation Certificate (50% and below) All the participants taking part in the examination will get participation certificates.