Punjab Technical Education Dept in collaboration of IIM-Ahmedabad, plans specialised Management Development Program for Principals of ITIs, Polytechnics, says Bains

Punjab Newsline, Chandigarh, January 28-

To enhance leadership, managerial competencies and academic performance among the Principals of ITIs and Polytechnic Institutes in Punjab, a team of experts from the IIM, Ahmedabad, will visit Punjab in February. The team will engage with key stakeholders and assess training requirements to further refine the training program, revealed Harjot Singh Bains, Punjab.

Bains said that the Technical Education and Industrial Training department, in collaboration with IIM-Ahmedabad, has devised a specialised Management Development Program (MDP) for the Principals of ITIs, Polytechnics and senior officials of the department. He said that the IIM-Ahmedabad faculty members will visit Punjab from 12th to 15th February, 2025, to engage with key stakeholders and assess training requirements. This transformative program shall help the department to elevate technical and vocational institutions into Centres of Excellence.

Bains stated that the Management Development Program will gather thirty Principals from ITIs and Polytechnics, along with key departmental officials, for a five-day residential training at the prestigious IIM-Ahmedabad campus.