August 19-30, 2024
Detailed Report
Participants
- Nominated Faculty Members holding PhD degrees
Organizers:
- Meritorious Prof. Dr. Muhammad Younus Rana, DLA.I, T.I
- Prof. Dr. Aneela Zameer Durrani
Supervisor Development Master Trainer Programme at UVAS
Introduction
A baseline study was conducted to evaluate the current standing ofPakistan’s Higher Education (HE) sector in terms of PhD supervision policies and practices. This study included a comprehensive review of previous capacity-building programs for doctoral supervision in Pakistan and an analysis of existing PhD policies, processes, and procedures compared to international best practices. Based on the findings, a training program was developed for 200 PhD supervisors in Pakistan, focusing on the best practices followed in the UK for PhD supervision. Of these, 140 trained supervisors were designated as master trainers who further cascaded the training to a broader audience of approved supervisors. Additionally, an advanced training program in the UK was offered to selected participants, focusing on running successful PhD programs in Pakistani Higher Education Institutions (HEis). Participants for the UK program were selected through a competitive process to ensure the highest standards were met.
The following route of Supervisor training was followed:
Supervisor Development Programme
(face to face, five days)
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Preparation for Master T•rainer Programme
(on-line)
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Master Trainer Pr•ogramme
(face to face, five days)
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Master Trainer approval
(submit course work)
Managing the Master Trainers’ Programme
- Development of training and assessment on HEC and institutional rules and regulations for your institution
- Draft implementation plan for supervisor development at your institution via Cross Institutional Groups (CIGs)
- Co-creation of case scenarios the Pakistani context
- Continue work with Reflection and Action Plan
- Facilitation skills
The Points Focussed While Developing the Programme of Training
- Reflection on Experience and poractice
- Peer learning facilitated by experiences supervisors
- Case Scenario promoting discussion and learning
- Theories, Models and Tools for supervisors’ were practiced
The content package for the Supervisor Development Programme comprises the following five modules:
- Supervising Doctrates in Pakistan and your Institution
- Roles , Responsibilities and Expectations
- Building effective and trusting relationship
- Keeping Research on Track and Monitoring Practices
- Supporting Candidates’ Writing and publication
- Supporting Candidates’ wellbeing, professional and career development
The following key ingriedients were focussed while developing the contents of the training
- Slide Deck-Modification following intiial deliveryfor cohort 1-4 and Master
- Trainers
- Readings- All are freely available online
- Case Scenarios- Bank of case scenarios for the Master Trainers
- Reflection and Action plan Tamplate
- Feedback and Evaluation Examplers
Implementation Plan of Workshop at UVAS Lahore
The Master Trainers of the University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences (UVAS) Lahore, under the leadership of Prof. Dr. Aneela Zameer Durrani, organized a comprehensive supervisors’ training program at UVAS Lahore. A total of 71 Master Trainers were trained across three batches. Batch-I was held at the City Campus, Lahore, and Batch-2 at the Ravi Campus, Pattoki, both running from August 19 to 23, 2024. Batch-3 training took place from August 27 to 30, 2024. The workshop’s Inaugural Ceremony was held on August 19, 2024, and the training continued over two weeks. The Concluding Ceremony for all batches was held on August 30, 2024.
