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CPD is widely deployed in many countries as a as e-learning mode blended with face-to-face
major way to equip teachers and school leaders with tuition. Related issues of technical support, course
the necessary knowledge and skills to bring about design and quality assurance would need to be
improvement in student learning and growth. It is investigated in depth. COTAP will be gauging the
also accepted that committed and high-performing professional development needs of teachers and
teachers and school leaders are the keys to quality school leaders, including their preferred training
education. It can be seen that many countries have types and modes, under T-datasetPD. Based on the
made considerable efforts to enhance the quality outcomes, new types and modes of programmes
of CPD. For instance, in Australia and the UK, the would be developed and experimented with
Government devises a holistic leadership curriculum under T-trainß. The trial schemes could be further
as an organising focus to strengthen the coherence improved and refined in the light of experience
of various leadership programmes. gained and more widespread implementation by
programme providers encouraged.
In Hong Kong, to drive quality education, similar
efforts have been made to build the capacity of Consideration could also be given, under T-trainß,
teachers and school leaders through various CPD to exploring incentive measures to encourage
programmes, covering a wide range of topics teachers to undertake CPD, e.g. sponsorships for
and themes, including curriculum planning and attending local and overseas conferences; CPD
implementation, school administration, and course fee reimbursement as a new funding mode;
leadership skills. There are also some evaluation and credit accumulation and transfer through
mechanisms to assess feedback for reviewing “credit-bearing” CPD programmes leading to
curriculum design, delivery and quality of the higher qualifications.
programmes.
Some stakeholder groups have also suggested
Stakeholders’ views suggest that there is a need cross-sector attachments for broadening the
for more flexibility and enhanced relevance in the horizons of teachers and school leaders. A new
provision of CPD programmes. It is proposed “Programme for Leadership Enhancement for
that a blended mode of programmes be explored Serving Principals” that comprises attachments
for more effective and efficient delivery, such to the non-education sector will be the first trial
scheme under T-trainß.
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