Robotic labs: Punjab Skill Development and Training Minister Aman Arora inaugurated a robotic lab set up at Shaheed Udham Singh Government Senior Secondary School (Girls) in Sunam. Speaking on the occasion, the minister said all 18 government Senior Secondary Schools in Sunam Assembly constituency are now equipped with futuristic robotic labs.
Arora, who is the MLA from Sunam, said the robotic labs would enable students to enhance their creative thinking and problem-solving ability. On the occasion, he also distributed the lab equipment to the remaining 17 senior secondary schools.
Hands-on training in technology
“These futuristic robotic labs will help students to get hands-on training in the latest technology areas such as robotics, the Internet of Things (IoT), Artificial Intelligence (AI), 3D printing, basics of Electronics, and so on,” said Arora. He added that this project would facilitate innovative ways to increase the knowledge skills of students through fun learning.
Arora said that Sunam probably is the first Assembly constituency in the country to equip every government Senior Secondary School with hi-tech and futuristic labs. The Punjab government is committed to revolutionise the education sector in the State, he added.
Further, he said the State government had already established “Schools of Eminence” (SoE) by upgrading 117 Government Senior Secondary Schools. The government had also sent school principals to Singapore for sharpening their professional teaching skills.
Kurious Learning Lab
He added that Kurious Learning Lab will provide technical training and other support, if required, to the staff of these schools. “They will also have access to the Kurious Learning platform to keep ideating and innovating for solving problems around them,” he said.
