15-days Programme on Teacher Education commences at PU

Chandigarh, December 24, 2019

A 15-days in-service training programme on ‘Teacher Education’ is being organized by Department of Community Education and Disability Studies(CEDS), PU, Chandigarh in collaboration with Human Resource Development Centre, Panjab University for faculty of Higher Education Institutes which was inaugurated today by Sh. Satya Pal Jain, Additional Solicitor General of India. The programme will focus on the myriad
aspects of faculty development at all levels and phases.

Sh. Satya Pal Jain exhorted the teachers to be updated, be sensitive and be relevant. Equating their position to professionals like doctors, lawyers he underlined that no professional can afford to remain ignorant of the latest developments in the field. He also highlighted that teachers’ interventions should be humane and unbiased towards his/her students. He interacted with the faculty individually and asked them
to send their research based recommendations and suggestions to the authorities without any fear.

Prof. S.K. Tomar, Director, Human Resource Development Council (HRDC), P.U., welcomed the participants and briefed about the Refresher Course. He informed that the participants from seven states of the country are participating in the course.

Dr. Dazy Zarabi, Course Coordinator and Chairperson of the Department of CEDS, Chandigarh discussed in detail the course contents of the programme and also asked them to share the academic inputs that need to be incorporated in the programme.