المملكة: "education" The professional development service guide for teachers is activated via the Fares system
The Ministry of EducationA user guide for the “Professional Development Service for Teachers” via the Fars system, in its second edition for the academic year (1447 AH – 2026 AD), with the aim of organizing the procedures for registering professional development activities for occupants Educational jobs, calculating their points electronically, and unifying the work mechanism to ensure the accuracy of the data and the validity of the outputs, according to the authorized permissions of each user.
This guide comes as a guidance document that explains the correct work steps within the system, ensuring that the required results are achieved when followed carefully. It included a detailed explanation of the professional development service for teachers, a comprehensive description of the service, the purpose of the document, and the mechanism for its use, in addition to a review of the procedures and application mechanism, usage instructions, and how to access it. Screens according to the job role and the powers granted.
Professional development for teachers
The guide indicated that the professional development service for teachers is provided electronically through the Fares system, and includes several main tracks, the most prominent of which are: professional development authority for teachers, a report on professional development activities, a report on professional development points, in addition to a report on professional development points at the year level, with the possibility of browsing the system via the Oracle program and entering using approved user data.
The guide emphasized that entering professional development activities is done exclusively by the holder of the educational job himself, and no one else is acting on his behalf, stressing the necessity of filling out activity data according to the data of the approved professional development activity document accurately and without any error, with the holder of the educational job bearing full responsibility for the accuracy of the data entered.
It also clarified that one activity or several activities can be entered at once and submitted for approval by the direct supervisor, with the recommendation to upload the largest possible number of activities at one time, given that it is not possible to add new activities before the activities return. Previous from the direct manager according to the action taken, whether by approval, rejection, or return for amendment.
Activity data entry mechanism
The guide pointed out the importance of ensuring the accuracy of the employee’s personal data within the system, most importantly the approved mobile phone number, to enable communication and receiving text messages related to the progress of requests.
It also reviewed the activity data entry mechanism, which includes the name of the activity, the implementing entity, the start and end date of the activity, and determining whether the employee is implementing the activity or beneficiary of it, and the type The activity, the type of duration, and the duration of the activity, then save the data and send it for examination and approval.
The guide explained the mechanism for calculating the durations of professional development activities, as the duration is calculated in hours in direct training, e-training, and workshops, while the duration is calculated in days in conferences and educational meetings, while the type or duration of some activities, such as lectures, seminars, guided reading, and participatory learning, including applied lessons and field visits, is not included. And the lesson research cycle, in addition to knowledge production activities, such as specialized literature, procedural research, scientific papers, and training portfolios.
Extracting reports of professional development activities
The guide included an important warning confirming that it will not be possible to add any new professional development activities except after the previous activities are approved and returned by the direct supervisor in accordance with the procedure taken, emphasizing the necessity of entering all professional development activities achieved for the occupant of the educational position throughout his previous service, as the user bears full responsibility for the accuracy of the data, and in the event of an error. A message appears indicating the incorrect activity with the possibility of modification or deletion.
The guide also reviewed the steps for extracting reports of professional development activities, as the system allows displaying a comprehensive report of all the teacher’s activities, and outputting them in an “Excel” file, in addition to the steps for extracting the professional development points report, and outputting its outputs in a “PDF” file that includes all the teacher’s points.
It also explained the mechanism for extracting the professional development points report at the year level, which shows the teacher’s total annual points, with the possibility of displaying it electronically and keeping it for reference. Professional.
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