The 16th Master Trainers-Faculty Professional Development Programme (MT-FPDP), organized by the Learning Innovation Division, Higher Education Commission concluded at HEC secretariat on Thursday.
As many as 28 faculty members of 21 public sector universities from
across Pakistan participated in the programme. Dr. Ruquiya Saeed Hashmi,
Provincial Minister for Inter-Provincial Coordination, Balochistan was
the chief guest in the closing ceremony. Dr. Javaid R. Laghari,
Chairperson, HEC was also present on the occasion.
So far, 469 faculty members have benefitted from MT-FPDP in 16
batches. This rigorous training programme, designed specifically for
in-service teachers, includes 11 core modules and additional sessions on
different important social topics. The main objective of the training
is to enhance and enrich the teaching abilities of the faculty members
to ensure quality education which is entirely dependent on the quality
of teachers.
The programme aims to enable University teachers to use innovative
teaching strategies and communication skills that blend academic
concepts with workplace applications. Besides, the intensive training
on different modules, some general topics were also covered by the
resource persons.
Eminent scholars from across Pakistan conducted various sessions and
highlighted basic features of different modules, including Teaching as
Profession, Academic Planning, Androgogical Skills, Testing and
Evaluation, Research Methodology and Learner’s Psychology.
Additional sessions on Citizenship, Entrepreneurship and Gender
Harassment policy were also arranged to amplify the exposure of
participants. These Master Trainers will now replicate the similar
training in their respective institutions.
The Divisional Heads of various divisions of HEC were also invited
during the programme as “Guest of the Day” to brief the participants
about functioning of their Divisions. Recreational and study trips were
also arranged to different historic places. SANA
