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Training and Methodological Department was established on June 14, 2005. In 2005-2006 – Dehkanov U, in 2007-2009 and 2016-2017 – Abdukadirov A, in 2010-2013 – Umarov Sh, in 2014-2016 – head of the educational-methodological department. from 2017 to present Sh. Umarov has been working as the head of the educational and methodological department.

The educational and methodological department is a structure that manages the educational process, carries out the tasks set out in the law of the Republic of Uzbekistan “on education”and operates on this basis.

The educational and methodical department has the authority to improve the branch educational process on the basis of the achievements of advanced science, to provide basic training documents, to generalize the advanced achievements of faculties and departments in educational work.

The teaching and learning department pays great attention to the inclusion of all subjects necessary to enable students to grow into mature, qualified professionals at the level of modern requirements.

The objectives of the teaching and learning department are:

• Improving the branch educational process based on advanced scientific achievements, providing branch structures with state educational standards and basic educational documents;
• Planning and organization of the educational process in the branch;
• Implementation and control of the credit system of education in the branch;
• Coordination of educational, teaching and methodical work of branch faculties and departments;
• Continuous improvement of normative and methodological documents on the management of the educational process;
• Generalization of advanced achievements of branch faculties, departments and structures in educational work and their implementation in the branch educational process;
• Formation of a professional development plan for the teaching staff;
• Supervision of student contingent management in the faculties;
• Analysis of student attendance;
• Organization and analysis of current, interim and final control at all faculties and masters of the branch;
• Ensuring the maintenance of basic working documentation at the departments and dean offices;
• Preparing documents for establishing staffing schedule in the branch, monitoring the implementation of teaching loads;
• Paperwork by full-time and part-time teachers, ensuring allocation and improvement of full-time class fund;
• To study the activities of branch faculties and departments of education;
• Organizing the selection of professors and teachers;
• Introducing advanced foreign experience in the educational process;
• Coordinate the activities of the academic lyceum from the educational and methodological point of view.

Currently, there are 7 employees in the training and education division based on 7 state units:

• Head of Educational and Methodological Department
• Methodist of the educational-methodological department
• Inspector of the educational-methodical department
• Dispatcher of the training and methodological department
• Chief specialist of the credit system management sector
• Chief specialist of the credit system management sector
• Leading specialist in the credit system management sector

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Shukhratjon Azizjonovich Umarov, Head of Educational and Methodological Department, was born in 1981 in Rishtan district of Fergana region. He is Uzbek by nationality, married, has 2 children. In 1987-1996 Sh. Umarov studied at the 3rd general education school of Rishtan district, in 1996-1998 – at the 1st lyceum for gifted children of Rishtan district, in 1998-2004 – at the Fergana State University. In 2002 he received a bachelor’s degree, and in 2004 – a master’s degree.

He started his labor activity in 2004 as a teacher of the Informatics Department of Fergana State University. In 2004-2005 – teacher of the Department of Informatics of Fergana State University, in 2005-2007 – assistant of the Department of General Professional Sciences of the Fergana branch of the Tashkent University of Information Technologies, in 2007-2009 – postgraduate student of the Tashkent University of Information Technologies, in 2010-2013 – worked as head of the educational and methodological department of the Fergana branch of the Tashkent University of Information Technologies, in 2013-2015 – head of the Department of Information Technologies and senior lecturer of the Department of Information Technologies. Since 2017, he has been working as the Head of Educational and Methodological Department.

In 2023, Sh. Umarov defended his dissertation on “Creation of logical and tabular representations of encryption algorithms” in the field of information protection methods and systems, specializing in information security, and received a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) degree in physical and mathematical sciences. During his career, he has published more than 100 research articles. He has also authored 8 software certifications and 10 methodological guidelines.