Seven days capacity building workshop for the teachers of the six constituent colleges of the University of Ladakh (UoL) by the team from Tata Institute of Social Science (TISS), Mumbai started on September 2 at UoL campus, Melongthang.

Addressing the inaugural session, Vice-Chancellor, UoL, Prof S.K.Mehta said that the main aim of the workshop is to improve the quality of education, to learn more engagement strategies, to improve the performances of the students, and to reduce the rate of students going to study outside Ladakh. He appreciated the efforts put in by the TISS team in chalking out the Faculty Development Programme and said that he looked forward to further associate between UoL and TISS.

Secretary, Higher Education, Padma Angmo stressed the need to evolve a bridge course for the fresher students of the colleges of Ladakh to reduce the dropout rate and improve the results in the first year. She flagged the issue of high dropout rate in the first year that was also flagged in the 1st Development Conclave held by the Administration of UT Ladakh with the LAHDCs Of Leh and Kargil.

Prof Ashwini Kumar of TISS joined online from Mumbai to introduce the workshop and Prof. Disha Nawani, who is leading the TISS team gave a brief about the structure of the workshop.

Dean Academic, Affairs, Prof. Deskyong Namgyal & Director Prof. Tashi Dawa were also present in the inaugural session.

In the first Technical session, Prof. Ashwani Kumar briefed on Society and Education in India: curricular, pedagogic, and assessment-related concerns and addressing problems emerging from the home and school divide. Matters of CCE/ high stake assessments, flexibility, and online learning as highlighted in the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 were discussed.

Around 35 Assistant Professors from constituent colleges of Leh district attended the workshop which will be held for three days in Leh from September 2-4 and three days in Kargil from September 6-8.

The workshop aims at capacity building of Assistant Professors from all the six constituent Colleges of the University of Ladakh. It will also work towards building new innovative methods of teaching by taking into account barriers and practical challenges being faced by students as well as teachers.

The University of Ladakh (UoL) is organising a faculty development for the teachers of its six constituents with the help Tata Institute of Social Science (TISS), Mumbai.