NCTE to introduce counselling in BEd
The council also launched an online portal for verification of degrees, diplomas and certificates in teacher education
c-Sheetal.Banchariya@timesgroup.com
29.07.2019
After launching the four-year integrated Bachelor of Education (BEd) course, the National Council for Teacher Education (NCTE) will introduce counselling as a prominent component in BEd curriculum. NCTE will soon decide on having a dedicated BEd course in Counselling, which will be introduced in around 18000 institutes.
The BEd curriculum is being revised almost after four decades and hence, counselling can also be added to the existing courses.
“Students of the present generation are prone to stress and other psychological issues. A cadre of trained professionals is required to deal with the problem at the school and college level. The ongoing BEd courses do not equip teachers with counselling skills, hence, we will soon launch a BEd in Counselling course,” said Satbir Bedi, chairperson, NCTE.
The council is also working towards developing a model BEd college in every district to train teachers. “The model college will help in guiding other colleges while setting up an ideal example. The plan is targeted at around 700 colleges and will train more than 70,000 teachers in a year,” added Bedi.
Around 19 lakh teachers pass out from BEd colleges every year which is a surplus, as the country has the requirement of only 3 lakh teachers. “Matching the demand and supply is one of the major challenges that the council needs to address immediately,” said Bedi. She added that “students pursuing BEd and teaching courses in different parts of the country will no longer be required to come all the way to NCTE office to collect and verify the documents. Essential documents will be readily available on the web portal.”
The council also launched an online portal for verification of degrees, diplomas and certificates in teacher education
c-Sheetal.Banchariya@timesgroup.com
29.07.2019
After launching the four-year integrated Bachelor of Education (BEd) course, the National Council for Teacher Education (NCTE) will introduce counselling as a prominent component in BEd curriculum. NCTE will soon decide on having a dedicated BEd course in Counselling, which will be introduced in around 18000 institutes.
The BEd curriculum is being revised almost after four decades and hence, counselling can also be added to the existing courses.
“Students of the present generation are prone to stress and other psychological issues. A cadre of trained professionals is required to deal with the problem at the school and college level. The ongoing BEd courses do not equip teachers with counselling skills, hence, we will soon launch a BEd in Counselling course,” said Satbir Bedi, chairperson, NCTE.
The council is also working towards developing a model BEd college in every district to train teachers. “The model college will help in guiding other colleges while setting up an ideal example. The plan is targeted at around 700 colleges and will train more than 70,000 teachers in a year,” added Bedi.
Around 19 lakh teachers pass out from BEd colleges every year which is a surplus, as the country has the requirement of only 3 lakh teachers. “Matching the demand and supply is one of the major challenges that the council needs to address immediately,” said Bedi. She added that “students pursuing BEd and teaching courses in different parts of the country will no longer be required to come all the way to NCTE office to collect and verify the documents. Essential documents will be readily available on the web portal.”
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