In higher education, the quality of education is determined and dependent on the quality of teachers, which has become a cornerstone of any education system. Faculty development is central to the issues of quality and excellence. The training of all academic staff and on-going professional development has been instrumental in establishing the culture necessary for implementing the outcome-based education in the institute. TIET has set up a Centre for Academic Practice and Student Learning (CAPSL) to expose the entire faculty to in-house learning modules, including e-learning, to hone pedagogical skills. The entire training program is divided into two certificates Viz: New Directions program (NDP) certificate and the Advanced Development Program (ADP) in teaching and learning certificate. The training programs have been developed based on core needs identified in an Indian context and adapted to reflect the specific academic needs of the Thapar faculty. The institute has recognized key academic staff across different disciplines with specific interest and knowledge of different aspects of higher education pedagogy and got trained them at Trinity from January 2018. Continuous professional development modules and certified programs are delivered by faculty trained from Trinity College Dublin. This paper presents the journey of CAPSL from handholding to becoming independent and now training faculty of other institutes also