There is a dire need to sustain quality of Teacher Education in order to ensure
quality in School Education. To achieve this end, the teacher education programmes
are to be revamped in the context of reforms brought out in school education from
time to time. Further, a process of continuous systematic monitoring needs to be
adopted to take care of the standards of Teacher Education in the state. Hence,
the Department of Teachers Education is created.k
The major functions of the department:
Preparation, review and restructuring curricular
frame work for Pre-Primary, Elementary and Language Pandit Teacher Education courses.
Monitoring and inspecting the Teacher Education
Institutions in the State to appraise their status and functioning.
Assisting the Department of School Education in
framing and preparing the Teacher Education policies and plans.
Providing training to the Teacher Educators to
raise their instructional standards.
Organising Orientation and Training Programmes
to the field functionaries like MEOs, Head Masters connected with School inspection
and management.
Organising Seminars, Conferences and Meetings
for creating awareness of quality in Teacher Education.
Developing instructional material for Teacher
Educators.
Coordinating and establishing links with the institutions
like NCERT, NIEPA, NCTE, RIE, and DPEP/SSA to promote excellence in pre-service
and in-service programmes.
Under taking research studies concerning various
issues in Teacher Education and other aspects of School Education.