IMPORTANCE OF VOCATIONAL TEACHER EDUCATION

Teachers develop and improve their skills, pedagogically and technically, through high quality professional development
programs. Because of increased public demand for teacher accountability and technical advancements in the occupational
areas of vocational programs, vocational teacher professional development has never been more important.
 Vocational teacher education has an important role in the professional development of vocational teachers. Shinn and
Bail (1982) stated that “to maximize the outcomes of in-service and professional development activities, teacher
educators must be actively involved’
 Vocational teacher education has major or primary coordination and delivery responsibilities for all components of a
state-wide comprehensive professional development program.

APPROACHES FOR IMPROVING THE QUALITY OF TEACHER EDUCATION

 Creation of ideal institute for teacher education in every state by the central government.
 Development of centres of resource for teacher education for learning materials.
 Promoting need-based continuing education and strengthening of teaching capacities of educators.
 Updating of preservice education programmes.
 Encouragement of follow-up studies and follow-up activities.
 Conversion of all the teacher education programmes to the university level.
 Making available of online distance education for continuous education.
 Institution of all-inclusive colleges of education.
 Formation of state boards or teacher education.
 Continuous updation of teacher education curriculum.
 Increasing importance on direct teaching experience.
 Recuperating the quality of support system for teacher education.
 Strengthening of databases to support policies and decision-making.
 Introducing licensing and grading system for teachers to professionalize teaching.
 Continuous appraisal of teacher education institutions and their programmes. 
Prepared by
Amanda Kharsamai
MSc. Nursing 1st yr