HRD Ministry Launches Programmes for Academicians and Teachers
HRD Ministry has come up with two new programmes to empower teachers and academicians, i.e., LEAP (Leadership for Academicians Programme) and ARPIT (Annual Refresher Programme in Teaching).
Ministry of State for HRD, Mr. Satya Pal Singh launched LEAP (Leadership for Academicians Programme) and ARPIT (Annual Refresher Programme in Teaching) on November 13, 2018. ARPIT is one such programme that will play a vital role in empowering the teaching faculty.
Addressing the gathering during the launch of LEAP and ARPIT programmes, Mr. Satya Pal Singh indicated that developing good teachers is a challenging task, and programmes like LEAP and ARPIT would be successful if teachers evince good commitment. Through these programmes, teachers will develop competence and confidence, he hoped.
Adding further, Mr. Singh explained that combining the qualities of a good leader and teacher is one of the most difficult tasks. A programme like LEAP will play a dominant role in inculcating good academic and leadership qualities in teachers, he added.
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Union HRD Minister, Mr. Prakash Javadekar sent a video message through which he delivered a valuable message to teachers. In his message, Mr. Javadekar highlighted the need for constant updating of knowledge in order to keep awareness of recent developments. If the teachers are able to update their knowledge from time to time, teaching and learning experiences can be improved in a grand manner, he expressed.
ARPIT programme is a unique initiative that focuses on online professional development. At least 15 lakh higher education faculty in the country will be trained in ARPIT programme. In order to implement ARPIT, HRD Ministry has identified 75 discipline-specific institutes and notified them as National Resource Centres. These centres will implement the first phase of ARPIT programme.
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LEAP is a flagship leadership programme of three-week duration that will be implemented for second-level public functionaries in government higher education institutes. The main objective of the LEAP is to prepare the Tier II academic heads capable to assume leadership positions in the future.
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