Internships Bridge the Gap between academic Learning, Professional Practice, Says STBB Chairman

HYDERABAD, Oct 12 (APP): Sindh Text Book Board (STBB) Jamshoro has Initiated Six-Week Internship Programme for IELL Students of University of Sindh.

The programme, held every Thursday and Friday, aims to familiarise students with STBB’s institutional functions and professional practices in curriculum development and textbook preparation.

The first session was conducted by Mr. Khalid Azad, Deputy Secretary, STBB, who briefed the interns on the Board’s mandate, objectives, functions, and performance, particularly its role in the preparation, publication, and distribution of textbooks across Sindh.

The second session was conducted by Ms. Rabia Jamali, Research Officer, STBB, on “Analysis of Gender Inclusivity in Textbooks.”

 The students discussed key gender-related concepts and analysed Grade IX English textbooks from different textbook boards of Pakistan using the Gender Inclusive Checklist approved by the School Education and Literacy Department (SELD), Government of Sindh. Working in four groups, they recorded their observations and suggested improvements for presentation in the following session.

The third session was conducted by Mr. Yaseen Piyar Ali Bung, Head of the English Department, STBB, who briefed the interns on curriculum development, Student Learning Outcomes (SLOs), textbook planning, content selection, assessment, and quality assurance, highlighting the alignment of textbook content with curricular objectives and grade-level requirement.