NAHE-PERU Capacity Building Training Program for Public Sector HEIs and Affiliated Colleges Faculty/ Staff
Introdution
In August 2020, HEC notified the Undergraduate Education Policy 2020 (UEP), a competence-based and skills-focused framework for undergraduate education, to be implemented by all HEIs. The UEP embodies a paradigm shift in the approach to undergraduate education in Pakistan. For public sector affiliated colleges, introduction of the semester system as well as the accompanied shift to an active mode of teaching and learning will be a significant challenge. The new undergraduate policy has mandated several reforms to better serve undergraduate students. These changes include a shift to the semester system, internship requirements, practical skills courses such as entrepreneurship, youth activities and sports. Given this shift, training of faculty and staff in these colleges is of paramount importance.
The Post secondary Education Reform Unit (PERU) and National Academy of Higher Education (NAHE) are working collaboratively to strengthen teaching in postsecondary education institutions. In order to prepare educators to implement these changes and improve the quality of education available, PERU and NAHE will be working together to train instructors who will go on to train faculty and master trainers from universities/colleges across Pakistan. Under PBC-8 of the HEDP, NAHE & PERU trained 1865 college faculty approximately in the fiscal year 2021-22.
Objectives:
The capacity building program aims to enable faculty to use innovative teaching strategies, pedagogical skills, course assessment, feedback, technology integration and communication skills.
The training program took place from 28th February- 10th April 2022 in which 1865 were trained for the FY 2021-22.
