DPDKP

Education broadens one’s thoughts and plays a pivotal role in shaping a successful life. It gives one the opportunity to overcome challenges and become a productive member of a civilized society. Education also helps an individual to become an integrated personality by learning basic norms, rules, regulations and values of a society. Moreover, high quality education not only enables one to lead a successful life but also enhances one’s intelligence, skills, knowledge, and brings positive changes in his/her life generally and regarding the human behavior specifically.

The role of educational institutions and teachers cannot be overlooked for the provision of quality and purposeful education. Good teachers yield good citizens. An effective teacher requires frequent professional development and enhanced teaching skills to ensure holistic development of learners.

Directorate of professional development (DPD) Khyber Pakhtunkhwa has been mandated with the responsibility of in-service training of teachers and educational managers in the province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. In March 2021, Provincial Institute of Teacher Education (ex-PITE) was elevated to Directorate of Professional Development (DPD) thus making it the attached directorate of Elementary & Secondary Education Department Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. The previously called Regional Institute of Teacher Education (RITEs), now renamed as Regional Professional Development Centers (RPDCs) Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, became the daughter institutions of DPD, falling under its administrative control. The restructuring process of DPD along with its subsidiaries (RPDCs) is under way and is expected to be completed in the near future.

With the accomplishment of restructuring process, DPD will be responsible for the training of Educational Managers, Principals/School Heads and in-service training of the teachers, recruited under the umbrella of E&SED KP, transforming it into a Center of Excellence in the field of Teachers Education.