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2.27 To provide continuous support for the professionaldevelopment of principals, it is recommended that EDshould consider supporting the following activities:• establishing principal networks after the leadershiptraining programme. Participants will be encouragedto form collegial groups so that they share experiencesin support of further career development;• forming cluster schools on a district or regionalbasis whereby principals in the same locality can shareresources, organise learning activities for continuousprofessional development;negotiating with tertiary institutions or professionalassociations in recognising some of the modules forfurther studies and /or exemption from courses requiredfor professional membership; and• in the long run, collaborating with principal associations,tertiary institutions, and the business sector to set up aprincipals' centre to provide continuous professionaleducation for school leadership and to advance the statusofprincipalship.2.28 The Task Group will continue to develop a strategy forcultivating professional commitment to continuous learningand development amongst principals, for example, bysetting a minimum number of contact hours of training anddevelopment in a year.15