chitral photos of PDC certificate distribution ceremoney

Certificates distribution ceremony held of Developing Critical Mass

for Educational Reform in Chitral

CHITRAL: Since its inception in 2003, the Aga Khan University’s

Professional Development Centre in Chitral (AKU-PDCC) has been

offering a variety of high quality innovative programs for building

the capacity of schools and key stakeholders in Chitral, other parts

of Pakistan, and Afghanistan. Over 2600 teachers, head teachers, and

education managers have thus far attended various Certificate and

short courses offered by this institution. PDCC. has also developed a

number of schools as model in multi-grade teaching and ECED. Its

faculty have engaged in research and published a number of articles

and book chapters in various national and international journals and

books. PDCC has recently won a very competitive research grant award

from Higher Education of Pakistan to study the role of civil society

institutions in promoting cultural diversity and pluralism in Chitral.

A colorful ceremony was organized at PDCC to celebrate the successful

completion of two Certificate Courses in ‘Educational Leadership and

management’ and ‘Primary Education’. A total of 39 head teachers and

teachers graduated from these two courses. 22 out of 39 were from

government schools. Executive District Officer primary and elementary

schools Muhammad Siraj was chief guest on the occasion while there

ceremony was presided over by Sultan Mehmood Regional Program

Manager Hashoo Foundation. The ceremony was attended by

educationists, leaders of the civil society institutions, and teachers

community.

Speaking at the ceremony, Dr. Mir Afzal Tajik, Head Outreach AKU-IED

and Head PDCC highlighted key issues and hurdles in the way of

improving the quality of education in the district. He also

highlighted how these courses have helped the graduates to address

these issues and thus bring about positive changes in their schools.

He urged that bringing about positive changes in schools is possible

but the head teachers and teachers have to initiate the change. The

purpose of these courses was to develop the ‘change agents’ needed to

initiate and lead the change.

Siraj Muhammad, EDO Education Chitral, thanked AKU-PDCC for its

continuous efforts to enhance the capacity of schools and to develop

leadership and change agents for schools in Chitral. He urged the

graduates to implement what they have learnt in the courses and

assured them of his full support. He particularly thanked PDCC

leadership for their cooperation with the government education. He

also advised the graduates that they should work with full enthusiasm

and diligence.

Sultan Mehmood and others also lauded AKU-PDCC for its valuable

contributions to capacity building of key stakeholders in Chitral.

Mrs. Commandant Chitral Scouts while talking on the occasion expressed

her great sorrow on trend of cheating. She said that mostly graduate

and post graduates students could not speak transparently and they are

very poor in general knowledge. Although they have degrees but no

knowledge it means that they use unfair-means in examinations or warm

palm of Board and university staff. She said that during recruitment

of Chitral scouts some 31 candidates were pulled out from test hall

because of involving in cheating. She said that our head teaches and

teachers can bring positive changes. She appreciated decision of

provincial government to bound government schools teaches to enroll

their children in Govt. schools not in private one so as to couscous

about the future of their own children and they will teach honestly to

their students. At last Certificates were distributed amongst the

graduates.

G.H. Farooqi C/O Manager bank Islami Main branch Chitral phone No

0943-320737, 0943-316052, 0943-414418 , 03025989602, 03337069572,

03159698446, 03469002167

email: gulhamad@gmail.com

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