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Unit 24: Types of Teacher Education (Pre-Service and In-Service)

2. Making recommendations to the Central and State Govt. Universities, the U.G.C. and Notes
other institutions in the preparation of plans and programmes in the field of teacher-
education.
3. Coordinating and monitoring teacher-education and its development in the country.
4. Preparing guidelines with regard to minimum qualifications for the candidates to be
employed as teacher-educators at different levels.
5. Developing norms for various courses or training in teacher-education, including minimum
eligibility criterion for admission.

What is the aim of In-service Teacher Education and Training.

24.2.11 Policy Regarding Correspondence Courses
The NCTE has laid down clearly that correspondence programme leading to B.Ed. degree can
be offered only to clear the backlog of untrained teachers for the present and that not more than
500 students can be enrolled by an institution in a year.
The other conditions laid down include that teachers seeking admission should have put in
three-year service in a recognised school and that the duration of the programme will be for
two years, with contact programme during two consecutive summer vacations—the intervening
period taking care of correspondence lessons.
Self Assessment
2. State whether the following are ‘True’ or ‘False’:
(i) A teacher receives education after he/she has entered the teaching profession in In-
service teacher education.
(ii) In the process of providing in-service education, teacher educators do not gain experience
relevant to pre-service education of teachers.
(iii) NCTE co-ordinates and monitors teacher education and its development in the country.
(iv) According to NCERT recommendation after completing the course of studies at a
recognized teacher training institution, a candidate should be required to under internship
in teaching for a period of 2 years under a training registered teacher at recognized
secondary/primary school.

24.3 Summary

• The idea was suggested by the Indian Education Commission (1964-66) and the objective
of a comprehensive college of education is to break the isolation of teacher education. A
comprehensive college of educational runs as many levels of teacher training as possible,

24.4 Keywords

• Pre-service : Before service
• In-service : Along with service or during the service
• Curriculum : The subjects that are included in a course of study or taught in a
school, college.
• Elementary : Most basic and important
• Evaluation : To form an opinion of the amount, value or quality of something.

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