UGC to Offer Training to 15 Lakh Higher Education Teachers – News18

The University Grants Commission (UGC) has introduced a capacity-building programme with the goal of comprehensively developing 15 lakh higher education instructors while teaching ethics and human values. The programme is in accordance with the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020.

As part of the UGC’s Malaviya Mission-Teacher Training programme, 111 institutions in India have been recognised as Malaviya Mission Teacher Training Centres (MMTTC), where teachers receive proper training. Some programmes are held in person, while others are available online, with the goal of training all 15 lakh higher education teachers within the next two to three years.

“The primary objective is to enhance the quality of education at all levels by promoting excellence in teaching and teachers,” said a UGC official as per DD News. This programme, which was unveiled last week on Teachers’ Day (September 5), intends to promote the overall development of both teachers and learners by emphasising ethical ideals inherent in Indian culture and encouraging transdisciplinary and critical thinking abilities.

An online capacity-building programme lasting two weeks has been designed expressly for faculty members to align closely with the basic objectives established in the National Education Policy (NEP) of 2020. The National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government adopted NEP 2020, which replaced the Congress-era education policy that had been in existence since 1986, and it has been in operation since 2020.

The Malaviya Mission-Teacher Training programme’s themes include Indian knowledge systems, research, skill development, learning objectives identification, holistic education, academic leadership, governance, inclusivity, technology integration, and assessment.

As per reports, UGC chairman M Jagadesh emphasised the programme’s emphasis on faculty professional development, delivering a forward-thinking approach across numerous issues. In addition, the programme highlights the faculty’s role in institutional growth, which is a critical component of increasing higher education quality, Jagadesh states.

Meanwhile, officials stated that the training programme mixes an India-centric ethos with a global perspective, providing professors with Indian values as well as new technologies to handle the developing landscape of higher education.

Reportedly, a specific webpage has also been developed for faculty members. This move attempts to improve the application of new ways to curriculum delivery and teaching-learning, with a special emphasis on MMTT centres, which are regarded as the most effective means of accomplishing this goal.

The commission launched the Malaviya Mission—Teachers Training Programme on Teachers’ Day, this year. Dharmendra Pradhan, Union Minister for Education, Skill Development, and Entrepreneurship, launched the project at New Delhi’s Kaushal Bhawan.