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Kulwinder Pal, Lovely Professional University Unit 10: Agencies of Teacher Education and their Functions—SCERT, DIET

Unit 10: Agencies of Teacher Education and their Notes

Functions—SCERT, DIET

CONTENTS
Objectives
Introduction
10.1 State Council of Educational Research and Training
10.2 SCERT Structures as envisaged by states
10.3 Functions of SCERT
10.4 District Institute of Educational Training:
10.5 Structure of DIET:
10.6 Features of DIET
10.7 Functions of DIET
10.8 Summary
10.9 Keywords
10.10 Review Questions
10.11 Further Readings

Objectives

After reading this unit, students will be able to:
• to discuss about the state council of educational research and training.
• to explain about SCERT structures as envisaged by states.
• to describe about the functions of SCERT.
• to describe about district institute of educational training.
• to discuss about the structure of DIET.
• to explain about features of DIET.
• to explain about the function of DIET.

Introduction
Each State Government will set up immediately a Task Force for making an assessment of the
number of institutions of this nature required the various relevant programmes of action. The task
force will also identify the existing institutions which can be developed as direct institutes of
education and training. As DIETs get established, substandard institutions would be phased out.
The status of the teacher reflects the socio-cultural ethos of a society; it is said that no people can rise
above the level of its teachers. The Government and the community should endeavour to create
conditions which will help motivate and inspire teachers on constructive and creative lines. Teachers
should have the freedom to innovate, to devise appropriate methods of communication and activities
relevant to the needs and capabilities of and the concerns of the community. Teacher Education is a
continuous process, and its pre-service and in-service components are inseparable (National Policy
on Education, 1986).

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