D.El.Ed
A suitable education system that can overcome the challenges and anxieties being experienced by the new age and society is the need of the hour.
The future society is shaped in our classrooms. Each child should get opportunity to its comprehensive growth and the development. School is the place, where the perceptions on making the society dynamic and making the social interventions more humane, nature friendly and progressive are shaped. The support, recognition and encouragement should be made available to each child from the school so as to enable them become a nuclear of society and a sensible person. Teaching is both an art and science. A suitable education system that can overcome the challenges and anxieties being experienced by the new age and society is the need of the hour.
Changes keep on occurring in the subjects to be learnt, the learning technique/style, learning materials and the relevance of the taught subjects. As a result, educational objective, content and methodology will also be subjected to changes what we need is a teaching community that can understand these changes and reforms themselves accordingly.
For this, teachers should possess the following qualities :
- A suitable perspective that can nurture democracy as envisaged in the constitution, by secularism, socialism and scientific temper.
- Ability to provide leadership to the society through education.
- Should have self confidence and communication skills.
- Critical approach to knowledge and concepts and self-conceptualisation.
- Inclusion of all the social groups and their special characteristics.
- Acceptance of all kinds of abilities and giving opportunity to all.
- Individual care/attention and support to those who have physical and mental limitation.
- Adaptation of appropriate educational materials and strategies after considering each individuals intellectual-cultural levels.
- Exploring the possibilities of IT for the benefit of the growth and development of children and society.
The aim of Pre-service Teacher Education is to equip the prospective teachers with the skills and knowledge needed to approach students and develop their inherent talents by understanding that each child is unique. This Pre-service Teacher Education Curriculum is framed on the basis of this perspective. It is expected that the ITEs would implement this curriculum in a most effectively manner.
According to the NCTE Guidelines Elementary Teacher Education courses are labelled uniformly as Diploma in Elementay Education (D.El.Ed). D.El.Ed. (Diploma in Elementary Education) is a two-year professional course that prepares teachers for the elementary level of education. It is offered by the State Council of Educational Research and Training (SCERT), Kerala, in collaboration with the National Council for Teacher Education (NCTE).
The course consisting of 400 working days excluding the examination days. The total working hours should be 2400 hours, @ 6 hrs per day. Teacher Training Institutes should work for 36 hrs in a week. There should be an internship of 100 working days as part of the course. Each training institute should have a minimum of 10 affiliated schools for the purpose of internship. The academic calendars of the training institute and the school where internships is to be carried out should complement and supplement each other.
The course aims to develop the competencies and skills of prospective teachers to teach in child-friendly and inclusive classrooms. The course covers various aspects of educational psychology, philosophy, sociology, history, curriculum, pedagogy, assessment, and ICT. The course also provides opportunities for school experience, workshops, and projects to enhance the practical knowledge and professional development of the student-teachers. The course is open to candidates who have passed the higher secondary examination or equivalent with 50% marks. The course is offered in Malayalam, English, Tamil, and Kannada mediums in various teacher training institutes across the state. The course follows a semester system with four semesters and a total of 420 credits. The course is recognized by the Government of Kerala and enables the graduates to apply for teaching jobs in the government and aided schools at the lower primary and upper primary levels.
The eligibility criteria for D.El.Ed. Course are:
- You must have passed 10+2 or equivalent examination from a recognized board with at least 50% aggregate marks.
- You must be under 35 years of age at the time of application. However, there is a relaxation of 5 years for candidates belonging to SC/ST/PH categories.
- You must have cleared the entrance exam conducted by the respective state or authority for admission to D.El.Ed. Course.
Candidates who wish to apply for D.El.Ed. in Kerala have to fill an online application form on the official website of the Department of General Education. The admission is done on the basis of merit and management quota.
The minimum eligibility criteria for D.El.Ed. admission in Kerala are as follows:
- Candidates must have passed 10+2 or equivalent exams in any stream with a minimum of 50% marks (45% for the SC/ST class students) from a recognized board.
- Candidates must be permanent residents of Kerala.
- Candidates must be at least 17 years old at the time of admission.
The D.El.Ed. Course in Kerala follows a semester-based system, with four semesters in total. The course content includes both theory and practical components, such as workshops, internships, and school experience programs. The course covers various subjects, such as Malayalam, English, Mathematics, Science, Social Science, Art, Work Education, Health and Physical Education, ICT, and Educational Psychology. The detailed syllabus and curriculum of the course can be accessed from the SCERT Kerala website
After completing D.El.Ed. Course, the prospective teachers can pursue a career as an elementary teacher in private or government schools in Kerala and other states. They can also apply for various government recruitment tests such as CTET, TET, or TRT to enhance your eligibility and salary.
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Budha School of Elementary Teacher Training Institute,
Muthukulam North, Alappuzha (Dist.) Kerala, India. Pin 690 506
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