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A Comprehensive Training Policy for Technical Teachers

11.0 EXPECTED OUTCOME FROM THE PROPOSED TRAINING

PROGRAM

• It is strongly believed and expected that the Comprehensive Training Program as
envisaged in this policy document if properly implemented, will go a long way in
improving the quality of technical education in the country.

• The institutional environment, discipline and motivation of students/teachers will
also boost up, thus improving the quality of teaching-learning processes.

• The grooming in professional skills, values and attitudes will have a profound impact
on shaping up the young minds and transforming them into socially responsible
technical professionals.

• Organization of continuous in-service training programs will help the teachers to
keep themselves abreast with the latest developments and also co-relate their
teaching to the prevailing practice and indigenous development as per the needs of
the country.

• It will also promote a culture of continuous learning from the seniors and ensure a
cohesive team work within the department as well as institutions.

• A major area of student-teacher interaction outside the classroom, which is presently
conspicuous by its absence will also develop enabling proper mentoring, counseling
and healthy personality development among the students.

12.0 OTHER POSSIBLE IMPLICATIONS

There may be some other possible policy implementation implications of the proposed
policy, some of which are listed below:
• Need for strengthening and restructuring of existing institutions such as NITTTRs
and ASCs to be able to implement the new mandate and if necessary set up new
institutions.

• Networking with prospective inductee teacher training institutions for initiating
teacher training centers.
• The possibility of linking the newly recruited teachers/other training programs with
probation and promotion of the faculty.

• The possible implications of the impact of the training programs with accreditation
processes.

• Motivating technical institution, not approved by AICTE also to implement the
training programs.
• The possibility of introducing the training of faculty in institutions of higher learning.

• The issues involved in the process of certification and recognition of certification
agencies.

The training programs proposed in this Policy Document embed the concept of flexibility
and responsibility. The flexibility is in the hands of the faculty to plan, execute and bring

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