- Dr. Satya Pal Singh-Minister of State for HRD launched two new initiatives; Leadership for Academicians Programme (LEAP) and Annual Refresher Programme In Teaching (ARPIT) in New Delhi.
- He said that developing good teachers is an arduous task and if teachers show enough commitment, ARPIT will go a long way in empowering the teaching faculty.
- He said, committed teachers, will develop confidence and competence. He also added that combining the qualities of a good teacher and an effective leader is very difficult.
- ARPIT is a unique initiative of online professional development of 15 lakh higher education faculty. For implementing ARPIT, 75 discipline-specific institutions have been identified and notified as National Resource Centres in the first phase.
- LEAP is a three weeks flagship leadership development training programme for second level academic functionaries in public-funded higher education institutions.
Published On : 13 Nov 2018
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