be developed to evaluate the faculty development plan on a regular basis.

1. Faculty Development

a. Programs

(i) Each administrator and full-time engineering faculty member shall be encouraged to participate in a school-approved program of professional development.

(ii) Every full-time engineering faculty member shall be encouraged to attend professional meetings, workshops and conferences.

(iii) Each full-time engineering faculty member is required to prepare a five (5) year career path development program.

b. Leave of Absence.

There shall be a set of policy and procedures permitting every full-time engineering faculty member a leave of absence for professional development with or without pay at the discretion of the administration, and provision to ensure that the faculty member shall be allowed to return to his/her regular position at the end of the leave period. Such policy shall be published or defined in the school rules and regulations.

c. Financial Assistance.

There shall be a program in the school / college of engineering which shall provide financial support to full-time engineering faculty members to pursue advanced degrees or undertake graduate study and continuing education programs.

d. Contractual Terms

A full-time faculty member granted either a paid or unpaid leave of absence or provided assistance by the school in pursuit of graduate studies shall be governed by contracts by and between the school and the faculty member concerned.




e. Substitutes

Each school/college of engineering shall have a system of providing suitable substitutes for faculty members who cannot attend their regular teaching assignments.


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