Maharashtra State Faculty Development Academy to be inaugurated on Saturday
Representative Image. PUNE: A first of its kind institute for teacher-training in the state, Maharashtra State Faculty Development Academy, will be inaugurated in Pune's Model Colony on Saturday. Chief minister Uddhav Thackeray will attend the inauguration function online while deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar and other ministers will be present at the venue.
All teachers under departments of higher and technical educational institutions are expected to be trained in the institute including vice-chancellors, registrars etc. An ambitious project by Higher and Technical minister Uday Samant, this is touted as the only state government in the country to have initiated a structured institute for faculty development as envisaged in the National Education Policy 2020.
Training programs will also be conducted through Sir JJ School of Art, Tata Institute of Social Sciences, St Xavier's College, Deccan Institute Pune, Infosys, Institute of Chemical Technology and many other leading institutes and educators.
All teachers under departments of higher and technical educational institutions are expected to be trained in the institute including vice-chancellors, registrars etc. An ambitious project by Higher and Technical minister Uday Samant, this is touted as the only state government in the country to have initiated a structured institute for faculty development as envisaged in the National Education Policy 2020.
More than 50 thousand teachers and related persons will be trained by this institution. The academy is a 'Section 8' institute established as per the government resolution of the Department of Higher and Technical Education. The development academy has entered into agreements with the Indian Institute of Science, Education and Research (IISER) and the Initiative of Change at Panchgani.
Training programs will also be conducted through Sir JJ School of Art, Tata Institute of Social Sciences, St Xavier's College, Deccan Institute Pune, Infosys, Institute of Chemical Technology and many other leading institutes and educators.
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