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06/09/23 05:47 AM IST

Malaviya Mission

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  • Union Minister for Education and Skill Development & Entrepreneurship Shri Dharmendra Pradhan launched the Malaviya Mission - Teachers Training Programme by the University Grants Commission at Kaushal Bhawan, New Delhi.
About the mission
  • Organised by the University Grants Commission, in association with the Ministry of Education, the Malaviya Mission - Teacher Training Programme aims to provide tailored training programmes for teachers.
  • This programme will work for the capacity building of faculty members in higher educational institutions.
  • This programme will ensure continuous professional development and help in building capacities of 15 lakh teachers of HEIs through 111 Malaviya Mission centres across India in a time-bound manner. The Programme is an endeavour to make our educators future-ready with a deeper understanding of Indian values.
  • It aims to improve the quality of teachers’ training, build leadership skills in teachers and help realise the goals of NEP.
  • Capacity building under the Malaviya Mission will be mapped to the credit framework to ensure career progression pathways for educators.
  • The two-week online programme shall focus on various themes identified for course curriculum/content for capacity building of faculty members at higher educational institutions. The 8 themes include Holistic and Multidisciplinary Education, Indian Knowledge Systems (IKS), Academic Leadership, Governance and Management, Higher Education and Society, Research and Development, Skill Development, Student Diversity and Inclusive Education and Information and Communication Technology.
  • To facilitate this transformative journey, the UGC has also established a dedicated portal for faculty members to register for the capacity-building programmes.
Source- PIB

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