The Faculty-In-Training (FIT) Program, created in 1999, is a yearlong professional development program for current and prospective faculty at Guilford Technical Community College. The program brings together talented, energetic, and optimistic teachers from a broad range of subject areas to work and grow together in a fun environment while being closely supported by colleagues and faculty leadership.
About the program
- FIT participants are compensated for teaching courses in their subject area.
- FIT participants take part in weekly/bi-weekly workshops with program participants primarily responsible for leading the meetings.
- FIT participants are paired with faculty mentors in their area.
- FIT participants observe other faculty and reflect upon these observations in writing.
- FIT participants are in turn observed each semester by both their mentor and the program coordinator.
- FIT provides full immersion in full-time faculty activities, including divisional and departmental meetings, college-wide functions, subcommittee work, etc.
- FIT participants take part in a capstone hiring simulation, or they design and execute a capstone professional development session.
- Additional stipends are awarded to part-time faculty for FIT-related duties.
For information about participating in FIT, email program coordinator Steve Taylor at FIT@gtcc.edu.
If you already teach at GTCC, please speak with your department chair or program director about FIT. If you do not teach at GTCC, please include a resume and relevant unofficial academic transcripts with your email.