Master Trainers Faculty Development Program, HEC, Pakistan
There are two Master Trainers-Faculty Professional Development Programs;
i) Master Trainers-Faculty Professional Development Program
ii) Advanced Training for MT-FPDP Alumni at Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) Extension, Thailand
i . Master Trainers-Faculty Professional Development Program:
An up to 8 Week fully sponsored National in-service residential Master Trainer’s professional teaching certificate program, held at LID Islamabad, designed for Higher Education teaching faculty to develop their Androgogical/Research skills and requisite professional skills.
Eighteen such batches of MT-FPDP have been organized so far by Learning Innovation Division in which faculty members of different Public and HEC Funded Private Sector Universities got professional certification in their teaching as well as research & management skills. The faculty members developed as Master Trainers disseminate similar training in their respective institutions. So far 524 HE faculty members have benefited from it and they are serving as Master Trainers in their respective institutions.
Duration: 8 Week
ii. Advanced Training for MT-FPDP Alumni at Asian Institute of Technology, Extension, Thailand:
It is an exclusive follow-up 3 week international program meant for the best cascading performing Alumni of Master Trainers-Faculty Professional Development Program (MT-FPDP) who has gone through rigorous two month in-house academic training. To further expose them to the international practices of academic, research and so as to build their capacity to run the Continuous Professional Development (CPD) Centers at the universities to impart trainings to faculty and management cadre.
This training program is conducted in Asian Institute of Technology (AIT), Bangkok. The trainees get the opportunity to get in-depth skill enhancement orientation from world renowned experts which in return adds lot of value for each of the HEI the Master Trainers represents. 67 Master Trainer Faculty Members have so far attended the Advanced Specified Course at AIT Extension since 2011.
Duration: 3 Week
iii. Indigenous Advanced Specified Courses for MT-FPDP Alumni: (Discontinued)
Up to 2 Week Indigenous Advanced Specified Courses for MT-FPDP Alumni Program is an exclusive refresher program especially designed for the Master Trainers-Faculty Professional Development Program Alumni for in-depth enhancement of their basic skills learnt during MT-FPDP orientation program.
So far 70 Master Trainer Faculty Members attended the Advanced Specified Courses during the FY 2009-10 in three batches held at HEC Regional Centre Lahore & Karachi.
Duration: Up to 2 Week