A 24 day Professional Competency Enhancement Program for Teachers (PCEPT) was concluded on February 06, 2014. It was organized by Quality Enhancement Cell, Abdul Wali Khan University Mardan (AWKUM) in collaboration with Learning & Innovation Division (LID), Higher Education Commission Islamabad.

The purpose of this workshop/training was to equip university teachers with basic teaching skills, strengthen their communication skills, increase awareness and importance of research and its practical aspects and to develop Academic Planning and Management skills of the higher education faculty. Mr. Shah Hussain Awan (Deputy Director QEC and Course Coordinator of the program) welcomed the distinguished participants and briefed the session regarding the PCEPT program. Professor Dr. Jehanzeb Khalil (Dean Faculty of Arts AWKUM) addressed as a guest of honour and thanked HEC for collaboration in PCEPT program. Addressing at the concluding ceremony of this workshop, the Chief Guest Professor Dr. Naeem Khalid (Advisor Academics & LID) appreciated the efforts of the organizer of this program. He stressed on newly joining teachers to enhance their teaching skills and promised to provide full support from Higher Education Commission by organizing such teachers training in collaboration with universities. He also proposed a teachers training academy to be established by HEC, which will serve as a focal point for such kind of academic activities. Mr. Moeen uddin Qureshi (Deputy Director LID) was also present at the concluding ceremony.

In the end certificates were distributed among the participants by the Chief Guest Professor Dr. Naeem Khalid (Advisor Academics & LID HEC) and Professor Dr. Jehanzeb Khalil (Dean Faculty of Arts AWKUM)