Academic Staff College of IHRD has been inaugurated at the IHRD headquarters on 14th January  2009. The Hon'ble Minister for  Education Shri.M.A.Baby inaugurated the facility, in the presence of the Director, Joint Director and Deputy Director, IHRD.

In the present situation, the teacher has the greatest role in moulding the future of the country of all professions, his is the noblest, the most difficult and the most important . He should be an example to his pupils. If a teacher has a vice, thousands are polluted. If he is dedicated and pure, thousands of children will be improved and the nation will gain from educated men and women of character

A professional teacher is one who possesses certain constructs, knowledge, skills, understanding, and dispositions which he religiously utilizes in teaching. A teacher should be highly motivated and inspired in order to introduce innovations in teaching. The motivation will stem from basic knowledge of the subject, confidence, moral values, job-dignity and self-knowledge. Whole activity calls for systematic training and development. A multi-dimensional approach of developing competencies is required.