CBSE Salesmanship (831) and Retail (801) Capacity Building Programme 2026 in Lucknow

Teachers handling two commerce-linked skill subjects at CBSE senior secondary schools have a training date coming up in Lucknow, and the registration window is tight. The Department of Skill Education, CBSE, will run a one-day, offline Capacity Building Programme for teachers of “Salesmanship” (Subject Code: 831) and “Retail” (Subject Code: 801) for Class XI-XII. Two separate dates, two separate forms, and sign-ups close a day before each session.

The training is meant for teachers who already teach these subjects or plan to take them up. If your school runs Salesmanship or Retail as a skill subject at the senior secondary level, attendance on the scheduled date is compulsory.

CBSE Salesmanship (831) and Retail (801) Capacity Building Programme 2026: dates and venue

Both sessions run at the same place and the same hours. Only the subject and date differ.

Venue for both: APS Academy, 4, Raibareli Road, Senani Vihar, Sainik Nagar, Telibagh, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh - 226002.

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Who should register, and what it costs

The programme is for teachers of CBSE affiliated schools who have already introduced Salesmanship or Retail, or are about to. A few practical points worth noting:

• Attendance is mandatory for teachers of these skill subjects on the scheduled date.
• The training happens in offline mode. There is no online option.
• There is no participation fee.
• The Board will not pay any TA/DA, so travel and other costs are on the teacher or school.

A quick word on the subjects themselves. Salesmanship and Retail sit under CBSE’s skill education basket, which pairs regular academics with job-ready, hands-on subjects from Class 9 onward. Capacity building programmes like this one train the teachers who deliver them, so the classroom side keeps pace with what the curriculum expects.

Register early. The cut-off for Salesmanship is 21 August 2026 and for Retail it’s 24 August 2026, both at 5:00 PM. For any questions, write to the Assistant Professor and Assistant Director, Department of Skill Education, at jyoti.as.se@cbseshiksha.in.