DPDKP

DPD independently or with external agencies, plan, design and implement professional development programmes (for teachers, head teachers, principals, teacher educators, education and district managers) following the Professional Development priorities in collaboration with Elementary & Secondary Education Department. Based on priorities and targets for teacher professional development, the Directorate of Professional Development (DPD) will perform the following responsibilities

1. Prefessional Development (CPD)

Annual priorities for Professional Development/CPD: Determine annual priorities for PD/CPD (in collaboration with E&SED) based on student assessment, teacher performance assessment data, studies on teaching & learning, Training Need Assessment and policies introduced by the Government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
Design/ revision of teachers/ education manager’s professional development programmes: Make recommendations to, and/or participate in activities with other partners and universities to design and update teachers/ education management course contents for professional development

2. Induction Programme

Plan, design, develop and implement teacher induction programmes including designing the induction training manuals/material, mobilization of resources, training of trainers, monitoring and any other task related to the effective and successful delivery of teacher induction programmes.

3. Material Development

Select, design, develop and curate a range of materials, content, and resources for high quality teacher professional development programmes (and professional development programmes for educators/district education managers).

4. Monitoring and Quality Assurance

1. Development of M&QA Framework: Develop a monitoring and quality assurance framework to monitor the provision of teachers and district management professional development trainings offered at RPDCs and take actions to improve the quality of teachers & district management based on information collected during monitoring visits.
2. Monitor the delivery of quality of professional development programmes, including the performance of trainers, and use the data collected to improve the efficiency and quality of teacher professional development.
3. Develop and maintain up to date information in management information systems on teacher/management professional development programmes, staffing, resources and facilities at each of the RPDCs in the province.
4. Produce regular reports and analysis of data about teacher/management professional development activities and respond to queries from DEOs, E&SED and the other stakeholders.

5. General

1. Coordination

   1. Establishing linkages with professional education institutes, universities, training institutes and private partners. Facilitate and coordinate the process of establishing linkages with all partners to design and implement professional development programmes in a coherent manner.
   2. Coordinate with Directorate of E&SE and District Education Officers (DEOs) in implementing TPD programmes.
   3. Identify additional support required to implement government priorities for TPD and select organizations to provide such support using appropriate Government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa rules and procedures.

2. Management & Administration

   1. Provide financial and administrative oversight of RPDCs including advice to the E&SED/Directorate of E&SE on placement of staff.
   2. Provide regular academic support and supervision to the RPDCs for teacher & management education offered.
   3. Support the entire process of training implementation including resource mobilization, logistics, coordination and communication, monitoring, evaluation, assessment and any other task related to the successful and effective delivery of the training programmes.
   4. Identify Lead Trainers, Master Trainers, Mentors or similar as and when required by a programme and prepare them to deliver teachers/management professional development.
   5. Host provincial level teacher professional development programmes, including programmes to build capacity of lead trainers, master trainers, trainers, mentors and other personnel involved in implementing teachers/management professional development.
   6. Maintain a comprehensive collection of resources for teacher professional development, including well-organized archives of materials and other artefacts from programmes developed and implemented in the province.
   7. Provide advice and input to design and develop policies, related to teacher recruitment, teacher management, teacher performance and teachers & district education management professional development.
   8. Prepare and maintain a calendar showing plans for all TPD (government led and non-government led) in each district and across the province.
   9. Prepare and update an annual plan for delivering Professional Development priorities and determine the appropriate mode of implementation.
   10. Prepare annual budget for delivering government funded TPD and monitor spending against the annual departmental and non-departmental budget for TPD.
   11. Act as a focal point to support all development partners, non-governmental and/or donor supported TPD activities approved for implementation by the Elementary and Secondary Education Department (E&SED) and direct and coordinate their efforts.

3. Additional Responsibilities

   Any other task assigned by the E&SE Department