Friday, December 26, 2008

Principal in Training

Ullens Education Foundation (UEF) has teamed up with Kathmandu University School of Education and Bank Street College of Education, New York, to establish an educator training institution known as Ullens Center for Educator Development (UCED). The goal of UCED is to bring about progressive reform in the teaching and learning environment in the Nepali schools by providing quality trainings with intensive follow-up; initially for school leaders but in time for teachers as well. The Ullens School in Khumaltar serves as the model school for UCED.

UCED has already conducted workshops for school leaders. As the UCED programs expand, it hereby invites applications for the position of Principal in Training from interested and self-motivated individuals with strong academic and leadership qualities to eventually develop, deliver and lead the UCED training programs.

After the initial screening, the prospective candidate (s) will have to participate in a 5-day leadership lab to be conducted by UCED in collaboration with Bank Street College in January 2009.The lab will be on “Processes of Supervision and Professional Development”. The final selection interview will be jointly conducted by the UCED team and Bank Street faculty after the leadership lab. The selected candidate will then undergo intensive training by Bank Street faculty and the UCED Team in Kathmandu and/or in New York to become the UCED Principal.


The Principal in Training will be involved in the following activities:
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• Developing the curriculum for school leaders’ training programs; including manuals and procedural documents

• Monitoring and supervising school leaders who are undergoing trainings at UCED

• Developing a cadre of trainers to deliver the school leaders’ training programs


Required Qualifications:
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• Master’s Degree in Education, M.Phil/PhD. in education preferred

• More than 5 years experience in a leadership position in a school or in a teaching/training academy.


Application deadline: December 31, 2008


UCED invites interested candidates to send their CV, credentials and references with a covering letter to:

Program Coordinator
Ullens Center for Educator Development (UCED)
PO Box 8975, EPC 725, Kathmandu
Email: anup@uced.edu.np

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