Punjab Education Foundation

CPDP(CBT/TICSS) FAQs

CBT FAQs

What does Public-Private Partnership (PPP) entail with regards to Cluster Based Trainings (CBTs)?

Public Private Partnership (PPP) is the essence of service delivery mechanism of      CBTs wherein PEF provides technical and financial assistance to private institutions that are willing to share resources in terms of infrastructure and human resources.

The process of selection of partner organizations is transparent. In this regard, the Board of Directors of PEF constituted the Professional Development Certification Body (PDCB); a committee responsible to shortlist and select PEF partner organizations that would conduct CBTs.

 What are the criteria for allocation of trainings to partner trainer organizations?

A Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) is signed with partner organizations, after which the performance of partner organizations is evaluated on a monthly basis as per PEF defined standards. The number of trainings to be conducted by each organization in a quarter is dependent on the organization’s performance evaluation.

What is the process and significance of trainers’ certification?

Applications are invited for trainers’ certification. Nominees are evaluated by Professors of eminent institutions and TICSS Subject Specialists on the basis of factors including content knowledge and delivery, communication skills, knowledge regarding teaching strategies, assessment techniques, taxonomy and learning outcomes, lesson planning, educational technology and classroom management.

Cluster Based Trainings can only be conducted by PEF Certified Trainers.

What is the duration of CBTs?

Continuous Teachers’ Development Program (CTDP) training spans over a period of 6 days, whereas, School Leadership Development Program training is for three days. Each training day lasts for 4 hours.

What is the focus of CBTs?

CTDP aims to develop the content knowledge and pedagogical skills of primary school teachers. Whereas, the focus of SLDP is the development of leadership skills and management, child psychology, effective teaching strategies and assessment techniques.

What is the cost of attending a CBT?

PEF-CPDP provides training services free of cost. As an incentive to attend the training sessions, Rs. 100 per day is given as honorarium to the trainees. Refreshments are served to the trainees during each session. At the completion of the training session, the successful trainees are awarded certificates by PEF.

What is the process of cluster formation for trainings?

CPDP conducted a survey in PEF Partner Schools and developed a database. The department identifies clusters for CBTs based on this data. A CTDP training must comprise of 30-35 primary school teachers as trainees, whereas a SLDP training should have 15-20 trainees.

What is the registration process for trainings?

PEF-CTDP maintains a data of all teachers that have been employed in its partner schools. The teachers of schools that have been selected to attend a training session are automatically registered to attend the training. Incase, a teacher changes his/her school of employment, a transfer form that has been made available on the PEF website must be filled out in order to make the necessary changes in the department data base. Once, the required change has been made, the respective teacher is re-registered as a trainee.

TICSS FAQs

What is the criterion for selection of TICSS partner schools?

TICSS Partner schools are selected on the following basis:

1. The school must charge an average fee of Rs 800 or less.
2. The total enrollment in the cluster of schools for each grade 8, 9 and 10 must be atleast 75. For example, the total enrollment for grade 8 in both cluster school 1 and cluster school 2 must be 75.
3. Willingness of the school administration to collaborate with Punjab Education Foundation and TICSS Program in specific.

What facilitations are provided to partner schools by PEF-TICSS?

Besides the appointment of a Subject Specialist, free textbooks published by the Punjab Textbook Board are provided for all students enrolled at the partner school.

Cluster Based Training sessions are conducted at the premises of the partner school by PEF for primary and secondary level teachers and the school administration.

What is the recruitment process of Subject Specialists?

The recruitment process is multi-staged and transparent. All vacant posts are      advertised in the leading newspapers nationwide and also posted on the PEF website. Interviews are conducted for short listed candidates by a competent panel. Selected candidates are appointed against the advertised posts.

Is the appointment as a Subject Specialist permanent?

No, Subject Specialists are appointed on a contractual basis for a period of one year that may be extended after performance evaluation.

Are the posts of Subject Specialists transferable?

No, the posts of subject specialists are non-transferable. Incase, a vacant post is available in a district of preference, a Subject Specialist may apply for the said post.