Malaviya Mission Teachers Training Programme launched by University Grants Commission

Ministry of Education launched the Malaviya Mission - Teachers Training Programme by the University Grants Commission on September 5, 2023.

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.

Vision

To build competencies in the faculty for better teaching, learning and research by exposing them to Indian values, updating knowledge and skills, and aligning with the needs ofsociety and National Education Policy (NEP) 2020.

Objectives

The salient objectives of the scheme as per alignment with NEP are:

• To impart pedagogy-related training and improve faculty members'soft and practical skills.
• To ensure holistic development of the teachers and learners with the inculcation of ethics and human values as enshrined in Indian culture.
• To develop multidisciplinary and critical thinking ability.
• To familiarize the faculty with the Indian Knowledge Systems.
• To build respect for the eco-balance and biodiversity existing in the nature.
• To undertake quality research in line with the local, national, and global needs.
• To make it known that higher education is for social upliftment and inclusiveness.
• To develop the know-how to prepare transformative pedagogy with ICT intervention.
• To build life skills and global citizenship values.
• To ensure the role of faculty as active participants in institution building.

The existing Human Resource Development Centres (HRDCs) are to be renamed as Madan Mohan Malaviya Teachers’ Training Centre. The 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. To access the list of centres, click here.

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.

How to register

To facilitate this transformative journey, the UGC has also established a dedicated portal for faculty members to register for the capacity-building programmes. To register, click here.

Source : Ministry of Education