Faculty Development Academy

Introduction

Quality of effective teaching methodologies is becoming a very important issue of higher education, as excellent teachers are very passionate to learn for their field and for their students. So, the quality teaching is a way of teaching that transforms the students’ perception and they have idea to apply their knowledge in real world problems.

Teaching is an important aspect of academic life, and it is the input from the personal scholarship and research expertise of the academic staff that distinguishes university education. Quality learning through assessment of best teaching methodology has become an issue of grave concern in Pakistan. Keeping this challenge in mind, Faculty Development Program (FDP) was established in 2004 and upgraded into Faculty Development Academy (FDA) in 2011.

Its major objective is to become a vibrant resource to promote quality teaching methodologies and help teachers become catalyst of change in our society. Accordingly Faculty Development Academy has been mandated to arrange Pre-Service and In-Service training for faculty as well as for their allied staff. FDA has been vigorously pursuing its aims and rendering its services to expand knowledge and sharpen skills of the CUI’s staff as well as of other educational institutions by organizing training, workshops and seminars.

Experts from their fields are engaged for planning and conducting these workshops to best suit the requirements of the target audience. They help creating a stimulating environment in the training sessions which boost the participants’ morale and arouse their eagerness for learning. The FDA has been receiving constant positive feedback about the quality of training, course contents and logistics with the request to repeat courses for the benefit of their participants in their respective fields. FDA is working on the motto of “Enabling Decisions for Tomorrow”.