Eatala launches TEAMS app

  Hyderabad: Finance Minister Eatala Rajender launched the “Telangana e-Learning Application Management System” (TEAMS) at Dr MCR HRD Institute here on Friday. Special Chief Secretary and Director General of Dr MCR HRD Institute B P Acharya said the e-Learning module on Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) with Telangana context is available in both Telugu and English languages on the Telangana e-Learning Application Management System.

Acharya said the Institute has ambitious plans to develop e-Learning modules in different domain areas in the future and make them available on TEAMS in order to bring training within the easy reach of government employees, which is the focus of the National Policy of Training. “Reorganisation of the State in 31 districts calls for training of employees on a continuous basis and extensive use of information and communication technology to reach out to the large number of employees is the pressing need of the hour”, he said.   
 
Acharya said the Institute is in the process of developing e-Learning modules on SDGs, with national perspective, which will be shared with NITI Aayog/Department of Personnel and Training, Government of India to be used for creating wider awareness about SDGs, across the country. 

He further said the Institute had trained over 9,000 employees on DoPT e-Learning Module –COMMIT, and received sanction of another 9,000 for the year 2017-18.  Dr G R Reddy, IES (Retd), Adviser to Government, Finance, K Ramakrishna Rao, IAS, Principal Secretary, Finance & Planning, and senior Functionaries of Dr MCR HRD Institute were present on the occasion.