Review of Teacher Education

In July 1997, the Chief Executive announced a new policy objective that
all new teachers of primary and secondary schools should have university
degrees and professional training in teacher education in the foreseeable
future. The primary aim is to upgrade the quality and professional
qualification of teachers so that the quality of primary and secondary
education will in general be improved.

The government invited the UGC to conduct a review particularly of
pre-service teacher education, to advise how best to plan the development
of the tertiary sector to meet the challenge, and to say how quickly this
objective can be achieved. The UGC expected to submit its advice in early
1998. In addition, the government asked the ACTEQ to undertake a
parallel review of in-service teacher education and training, within
approximately the same time-frame as the UGC's review.

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