Background

The rapid expansion of sub-degree sector brings the needs of abundance of teaching staff. With the wide range of courses each institution offers, new teachers of various backgrounds are required and recommended to adapt to the new environment as well as to acquire necessary teaching knowledge in order to sustain the quality of teaching.

With the changes in structure and focus in the education reform, it is essential to have continuous staff development for current teachers, to enhance their knowledge and upgrade their teaching skills in order to achieve higher teaching effectiveness.

In view of the unique background of the self-financing sub-degree sector, it would be appropriate for Federation for Self-financing Tertiary Education (FSTE) to develop a series of Joint Teacher Training and Staff Development Programme / Workshop for full time / part time teachers who are involved in teaching self-financing sub-degree and top-up degree programmes.

Objectives

The project aims to:

• Promote teaching effectiveness of participating teachers
• Develop their teaching technique
• Help teachers learn the procedures and requirements of programme development
• Strengthen their concept of quality teaching
• Ensure continuous staff development through workshops