District Institute for Education and Training (DIET)

District Institute for Education and Training (DIET) 

District Institute for Education and Training (DIET) are district-level educational institutes which have been established in each district of India by the Indian government. They help in coordinating and implementing government policies at district level. About 3 million primary and elementary teachers need recurrent orientation to innovations in teaching and learning at the school level. The DIET has been charged with this responsibility.

FUNCTIONS

• Make primary education all extensive at the District level.
• Undertake action research to improve the quality of primary education
• Provide training to primary school headmasters, teachers, conductors of adult education centers, observers and main volunteers of Aganwadis and Balwadis.
• Organize various programmes for primary school teachers and to prepare self made educational tools.
• Extend academic and resource support to the elementary and adult education systems in the district.
• Provide training to resource persons and co-coordinators belonging to the district.
• Coordination with the various agencies involved in the promotion of elementary education. 
• Interacting with various projects and implementing new projects, building and developing the capacity of the community.