Union Minister launches the Malaviya Mission – Teachers Training Programme by University Grants Commission

Source: The post is based on the article “Union Minister launches the Malaviya Mission – Teachers Training Programme by University Grants Commission” published in PIB on 6th September 2023

What is the News?

The Union Minister for Education has launched the Malaviya Mission.

What is the Malaviya Mission?

Malaviya Mission is a Teachers Training Programme by the University Grants Commission.

Aim: To provide tailored training programmes for teachers and to improve the capacity building of faculty members in higher educational institutions.

– To improve the quality of teachers’ training, build leadership skills in teachers and help realize the goals of National Education Policy (NEP).

Features: The mission will ensure continuous professional development and help in building capacities of 15 lakh teachers of HEIs through 111 Malaviya Mission centers (formerly known as Human Resource Development Centers (HRDCs))

– The capacity building under the Mission will be mapped to the credit framework to ensure career progression pathways for educators.

Themes: The themes identified for course curriculum for Capacity building of Faculty Members in HEIs include: Multidisciplinary Education, Indian Knowledge Systems (IKS), Academic Leadership, Research and Development, Skill Development, Student Diversity among others.

– The three main themes that were discussed during India’s G20 Presidency: deployment of technology in the use of education, achieving sustainable development goals and women-led development are also to be incorporated in the Teachers Training Programmes.