Inauguration of ‘Maharashtra State Faculty Development Academy’ on 25 December 2021.
The only state government institution in the country to have initiated a structured institute for faculty development as envisaged in the NEP 2020.
Pune: The ‘Maharashtra State Faculty Development Academy’ has been set up with the objective of imparting consistently high-quality vocational education to the teachers coming under the Department of Higher and Technical Education in the state as well as all the elements related to higher education throughout their tenure.
More than 50 thousand teachers and related persons will be trained by this institution. The institute will be inaugurated on 25 December 2021 in the online presence of Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray and at the hands of Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar.
The ‘Maharashtra state faculty development academy’ is a ‘Section 8’ institute established as per the Government Resolution of the Department of Higher and Technical Education and on the initiative of Higher and Technical Education Minister Uday Samant.
The world is changing rapidly and this change is reflected in the education system as well. This organization strives to accommodate all the elements related to education while incorporating the changes that take place with time.
Through this, updated knowledge of changing technology, educational methods, industry, business and related fields will be imparted to all the constituents of higher education institutions. The training will be based on the main objectives of creating a new curriculum according to the availability of employment, creating a network of teachers who have done remarkable work in the field of education, conducting continuous experiments for capacity building, rational thinking based on science as well as diverse and inclusive education. The education will be imparted with the help of leading affiliates in Maharashtra.
The development academy has entered into agreements with the Indian Institute of Science, Education and Research (IISER) and the Initiative of Change at Panchgani. Training programs will also be conducted through Sir JJ School of Art, Tata Institute of Social Sciences, St. Xavier’s College, Deccan Institute Pune, Infosys, Institute of Chemical Technology and many other leading institutes and educators.
Persons related to higher education including the Vice-Chancellor, Registrar, Dean, Registrar, Director, Principal, President, Academic Council Member, Management Council Member and Administrative Officers and Staff will be included in this training.
It will be the first and only institute in the country to provide strategic training to teachers and other relevant persons of higher education in the context of the National Education Policy.
