Minister of State for Human Resource Development Satya Pal Singh launched the Leadership for Academicians Programme, LEAP and Annual Refresher Programme In Teaching, ARPIT in New Delhi on Tuesday.
Addressing the gathering, the Minister 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.
Human Resource Development Minister Prakash Javadekar in a video message highlighted the need for constant updation to keep abreast of recent developments which will enrich the teaching and learning experiences.
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.
The main objective is to prepare the second tier academic heads who are potentially likely to assume leadership roles in the future.