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Administration - Staff Development Center

Vice Chancellor

Snr Prof. Udith Jayasinghe

 

 

Director

Prof. Ajith Jayaweera

Professor Ajith Jayaweera has experience in Staff Development activities over the last 18 years at 9 state and 3 non-state universities. He was the director of SDC in WUSL from 2015 to 2018 and was newly appointed again in 2024. He has completed several CPD training programmes and three certificate courses in Staff Development namely, Certificate of Teaching in Higher Education (CTHE 2002) at the University of Colombo, Sri Lanka, Certificate of Teaching Methodology (1995), Agricultural Education and Teaching Methodology unit, University of Peradeniya Sri Lanka, Certificate of senior teacher in higher education (2016), University of Colombo Sri Lanka. He has two international accreditations as a teacher in higher education namely; International Accreditation as a Teacher in Higher Education -SEDA (2002) and Accreditation as a Senior Teacher in Higher Education ASHTHE -SEDA (2017) awarded by the Staff Education and Development Association Oxford University (SEDA) UK.

Professor Ajith was a member of a three-member committee appointed by the National Education Commission to develop a Policy for Staff Development in 2018. He has developed the Staff Development policy of Wayamba University of Sri Lanka. He has been a resource person in SDC programmes since 2011 and conducted over 1800 hrs of contact sessions in 12 state and non-state universities. He have successfully conducted 11 intakes of Certificate Courses in staff development for academic staff at WUSL. During his tenure as the Director of SDC, he proposed a Higher Diploma in teaching and education management in 2016 (external programme, completed 2 intakes) and a Diploma in teaching methodology in 2013 (external – completed 8 intakes). He has published 21 books on the theme of Teaching in Higher Education and has 09 research publications on teaching in higher education.

Last Updated on Saturday, 26 October 2024 11:42
 

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