3. The functions of the Authority shall be to promote the development of teacher education and in particular to"
| (a) advise the Minister regarding overall policy development for establishing and maintaining an integrated national system of teacher education including initial teacher education, continuing teacher education, and teacher deployment; |
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| (b) plan and co-ordinate the activities of the national system of teacher education with a view to rationalizing the existing teacher education system to meet the assessed needs for trained teachers ; |
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| (c) promote and co-ordinate studies and research on teacher education, disseminate the findings of such studies and research and initiate follow-up activities ; |
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| (d) monitor the progress and performance of the teacher education programmes and courses of study, and the need for the revision of the content of such programmes and courses of study ; |
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| (e) initiate and promote the use of innovative practices, techniques and methods in the teacher education system of Sri Lanka, with appropriate modifications, to suit the local conditions ; |
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| (f) formulate in consultation with the Colleges of Education Board, guidelines for, schemes of recruitment and procedures for appointment of, the staff and the heads of teacher education institutions ; |
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| (g) provide for the development of managerial and professional competence of instructors at teacher education institutions and others engaged in managerial positions in teacher education institutions; |
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| (h) lay down"
| | (i) in consultation with the Colleges of Education Board, guidelines for, the selection and registration of student teacher trainees for different courses of study and programmes at teacher training institutions, including the guidelines relating to the minimum qualifications for admission to teacher education institutions ; | | |
| | (ii) in consultation with the National Institute of Education, guidelines for the commencement of new courses of study and programmes or the termination of existing courses of study and programmes in teacher education institutions, having regard to the need to meet the demand for trained teachers in the field of education ; | | |
| | (iii) in consultation with the National Institute of Education, guidelines for the content of examinations conducted by teacher training institutions for the purpose of ascertaining the student teacher trainees who have acquired proficiency in the different courses of study or programmes followed by them ; | | |
| | (iv) guidelines for the levying of fees and other charges by teacher training institutions ; | | |
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| (i) allocate student teacher trainees to teacher education institutions on the basis of courses of study or programmes followed by such student trainee teachers ; |
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| (j) examine and review periodically, the implementation of the guidelines laid down by the Authority and initiate appropriate follow up activities ; |
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| (k) develop appropriate performance appraisal systems and mechanisms for the purpose of enforcing accountability on teacher education institutions ; |
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| (l) co-ordinate and collaborate with other institutions and organisations in Sri Lanka and abroad engaged in teacher education ; |
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| (m) establish and maintain, in consultation with the National Institute of Education or the University Grants Commission, as the case may be, appropriate mechanisms for accreditation of teacher training programmes. |
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Sri Lanka Consolidated Acts