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Education broadens one’s thoughts and plays a pivotal role in shaping a successful life. It gives one the opportunity to overcome challenges and become a productive member of a civilized society. Education also helps an individual to become an integrated personality by learning basic norms, rules, regulations and values of a society. Moreover, high quality education not only enables one to lead a successful life but also enhances one’s intelligence, skills, knowledge, and brings positive changes in his/her life generally and regarding the human behavior specifically.
The role of educational institutions and teachers cannot be overlooked for the provision of quality and purposeful education. Good teachers yield good citizens. An effective teacher requires frequent professional development and enhanced teaching skills to ensure holistic development of learners.
Directorate of professional development (DPD) Khyber Pakhtunkhwa has been mandated with the responsibility of in-service training of teachers and educational managers in the province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. In March 2021, Provincial Institute of Teacher Education (ex-PITE) was elevated to Directorate of Professional Development (DPD) thus making it the attached directorate of Elementary & Secondary Education Department Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. The previously called Regional Institute of Teacher Education (RITEs), now renamed as Regional Professional Development Centers (RPDCs) Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, became the daughter institutions of DPD, falling under its administrative control. The restructuring process of DPD along with its subsidiaries (RPDCs) is under way and is expected to be completed in the near future.
With the accomplishment of restructuring process, DPD will be responsible for the training of Educational Managers, Principals/School Heads and in-service training of the teachers, recruited under the umbrella of E&SED KP, transforming it into a Center of Excellence in the field of Teachers Education.
Secretary, E&SE Department
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Peshawar
Directorate of Professional Development (DPD), Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
I feel privileged to share that the Directorate of Professional Development (DPD), Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, is entering a new era of ICT-based knowledge management and digital record-keeping of all professional development initiatives for teachers and education managers.
DPD has been successfully implementing various training programs across the province since 2018. Teachers are being trained both in subject content and pedagogical skills through Continuing Professional Development (CPD) and the Induction Program (IP). In addition, a contextualized, need-based capacity development program for school and district managers is underway. I am confident that upon completion of these initiatives, school and district managers will be better equipped to deliver efficient services, resulting in improved educational outcomes.
Furthermore, DPD is developing linkages with the integrated Education Management Information System (EMIS) to maintain real-time capacity development data. This initiative will not only enable us to target training more effectively but will also help avoid overlapping of efforts.
We are committed to achieving our mission through quality interventions in the continuing professional development of teachers and managers. I welcome constructive feedback and suggestions from all stakeholders to further strengthen our initiatives.
Director Directorate of Professional Development (DPD) Government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Dec 05,2025
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