Train-the-Trainer Session Launched at EKTU
On 16 February 2026, a Train-the-Trainer Capacity-Building Workshop was launched at D. Serikbayev East Kazakhstan Technical University (EKTU).
The event was aimed at strengthening teaching staff capacity and enhancing the University's institutional capabilities in adopting modern approaches to the design and delivery of academic programmes.
Over four days, participants engaged in thematic modules that address key components of contemporary engineering pedagogy and educational innovation: Engineering Pedagogy & Learner Engagement (Module 1), Digital, Practice-Based & Systems Learning (Module 2), Competence-Based Design, Assessment & Sustainability (Module 3), and Leadership, Innovation & Professional Responsibility (Module 4). The programme content focused on increasing learner engagement, expanding practice-based and digital learning formats, integrating systems thinking, and strengthening competence-based curriculum design and assessment tools with embedded sustainability principles.
The Train-the-Trainer session at EKTU provided a foundation for scaling up the project's results through a cascade approach to disseminating new teaching methods and standards, updating courses, and reinforcing employer engagement in the design of educational pathways. The competencies acquired and approaches developed are expected to improve graduate training quality, strengthen professional responsibility and leadership practices among faculty, and ensure the sustainable modernisation of the University's educational environment in line with current socio-economic challenges.
On 17 February 2026, an award ceremony for participants of the International Professional Educator Registry (iPER/iPEER) was held, with the participation of ENTER Network President José Carlos Quadrado and EKTU Rector Saule Rakhmetullina. During the event, 29 EKTU faculty members received certificates and lapel badges confirming compliance with the Global Standards for Professional Educators (ENTER Register) and were included in the iPER/iPEER registry in the fields of Engineering, Arts and Humanities, as well as Business, Administration and Law.
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