GENERAL INFORMATION BACKGROUND Upazila / Thana Resource Center (URC) is an upazila / thana based organization developed by the Department of Primary Education under the Ministry of Primary and Mass Education to provide on-the-job training and academic support to primary school teachers. URC is a new infrastructural addition to primary education management which is well known as a technical and vocational training institute for the development of professional skills of primary school teachers. In most cases URC has been set up on the model government primary school campus of the upazila / thana. URC building has been constructed in another government primary school campus near the upazila as there is difficulty in constructing URC building in the model school in some cases due to special / rational reasons. Under the First Primary Education Development Program (1997-2004), URCs were set up in 481 Thanas / Upazilas of the country with the funding of two projects titled 'Ideal' and 'Norwegian Aided Quality Development of Primary Education' to improve the quality of primary education. At the beginning of the Second Primary Education Development Program (2004-2011), the URC's manpower was transferred to the Revenue Department, and under the program, the URC provided academic oversight, including in-service training, to develop the professional skills of primary school teachers across the country. Later, at the beginning of the Third Primary Education Development Program (2011-2018), URC activities were started in the remaining 24 Thanas / Upazilas and at present, URC activities are spread in 505 Upazilas / Thanas. The main objective of URC is to enhance the professional skills of primary school teachers through up-to-date training and to improve the day-to-day teaching and learning activities. As a result, it has been possible to increase the quality of teaching-learning activities in primary schools, bringing different types of teaching-learning materials and training closer to primary school teachers. After the completion of PTI-centric C-in-Ed, primary teachers no longer had the opportunity to receive any formal training at the local level. But teaching is a lifelong pursuit and practice. Initiatives were taken to set up URC to create continuous training opportunities for teachers. Since its inception, the institute has provided basic-in-service, subject-based (Bangla, Mathematics, English, Environmental Social and Environmental Science), Materials Development, Pre-Primary Education, Classroom Quality Improvement, ICT in Education, Health Education for Primary Teachers. Children's training; School management and academic supervision for head teachers, integrated education; And the organization and management of training for school management committee members with the aim of improving the quality of primary education through the development of on-the-job professional skills of teachers through the provision of continuous training and academic support. Objectives: উন্নয়ন To improve the quality of teaching-learning process in the classroom; উন্নয়ন Development of teaching skills of class teachers; উন্নয়ন Quality development of classroom management and school management; Improving the quality of student learning; Introduce constructive (ongoing) assessment in learning activities; Determining the training needs of teachers; উন্নয়ন Development of sub-cluster training methods for teachers; পরিচালনা Conduct short-term training; Strengthen school management committees; Establishment of data bank. Scope of work and implementation of URC URC is a professional support center for primary teachers in Bangladesh. Its location very close to the teachers. Its job is to make teachers think about the identified problems. It will give teachers the opportunity to progress through self-effort. It is hoped that local communities, primary education groups and primary school teachers will work together to improve the quality of education through the URC as an appropriate venue for human resource development. Scope of URC URC is an excellent place for the professional excellence of teachers and individuals involved in education. Its existence is probable; The scope of work is described below: করা To act as a center for organizing National Academy of Primary Education, Department of Primary Education, various projects or locally organized training, orientation and seminar. উন্নয়ন To develop materials, prepare and organize training plans for headmasters, teachers and officers and staff involved in primary education. প্রস্তুত Prepare and store learning aids and organize training on how to use them in the classroom. Preparation of training plan as per demand, development of training materials, implementation of training programs. The URC will do this based on the results of the training and training received through teaching supervision and its impact. প্র Formulate and implement own plans in light of accumulated experience through evaluation of sub-cluster training. করা Maintain information on school standards, including teacher profiles, to assess teacher needs. সংগ্রহ Collecting and preserving books, magazines and periodicals related to primary education and taking steps for their proper use. Publish and disseminate newspaper brochures to provide information locally. পরিচালনা Conduct research in the field of primary education. Functions of the URC The functions of the URC in accordance with the URC's Circular on Activities (2006) are as follows: 1. Preparation, manufacture, use and storage of training materials. 2. To formulate and implement training plan. 3. To assist in the application of proper methods and various strategies in conducting teaching-learning activities. 4. Appropriate implementation, monitoring and evaluation of C-in-Ed / DPED training in the classroom. 5. To arrange training for the members of the school management committee. 6. Observe sub-cluster training. 7. To arrange implementation monitoring and follow-up / revitalization training in the training classroom. 8. To arrange workshops on identification of demand for textual materials, collection, manufacture, use and storage of materials. 9. To create and maintain a database containing training and other information for teachers of all primary schools in the upazila. 10. To assist in ensuring the application of teaching qualifications in school management and classroom management. 11. Completing Action Research / Longitudinal Study. 12. To organize exhibitions at the beginning of the academic year on various training materials and subject-based teaching materials. The third primary education development program covers the field of work of the Upazila Resource Center: প্রদান Training and assistance to teachers in understanding learning outcomes আয়োজন Organizing and implementing on-the-job training for teachers and monitoring training results ণ Training within the upazila and academic supervision of such work এ Various related to teacher training Coordinating and liaising with the department উন্নয়ন Improving the quality of teaching and learning in the classroom through teacher training and providing academic support in schools প্র Preparation of annual training plan প্রদান Providing training for basic education পরি Monitoring of non-formal education activities.