INTRODUCTION
A steady stream of highly educated and skilled people is needed to create a highly knowledgeable society to improve professional education, training , skills and research abilities. The Asian College of Education mission is to cultivate the nation’s future generation of academic professionals among students. Teaching is considered as the noblest profession among all occupations. In light of this, the Asian College of Education (Teacher Training College) was founded in 2015 to expand the reach of teacher education to impoverished populations in remote areas of Punjab (Patiala). The college is affiliated with Punjabi University Patiala and approved by NCTE. The Integrated BA/B.Sc. B.Ed. the program was introduced in 2016 and since then, the college has accomplished outstanding achievements and has never looked back. It now stands out as one of the top education colleges in the area having received a Grade B accredited by NAAC. Now the Asian College of Education is engaged in providing students with ITEP (Integrated Teacher Education Programme ) for middle and secondary stages that need to support their entire development and accomplishment.
In order to help students to become proactive and competent academic professionals, we offer them a plethora of teaching and learning tools. For the development of the students, they are exposed to essential communication skills and real world classroom teaching opportunities. MOU’s have been signed with various schools for smooth functioning of internship and placement programs.
The Asian College of Education is dedicated to inculcate all the necessary academic, practical, and life skills to the students to facilitate their overall growth and success. It also helps in inculcating professional ethics along with human values in the student-teachers to help them take decisions and build paths in direction of overall progress of the society.
COURSES OFFERED
BSc. B.Ed (4 year Integrated Programme)
ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA:
+2 science with 50% marks
Minimum Qualification for admission to first semester of the course will be +2 Examination of any Board/University which is recognised by the Punjabi University as equivalentto it with atleast 50% marks(45% in case of SC/ST)
PROGRAMME OUTCOMES:
After completion of Teacher Education programme, the pupil teachers will be able to:
• Develop ten key competencies as identified by the National Council of Teacher Education (NCTE).
• They attain a harmonious development of their personality.
• Analyse the curriculum and select appropriate teaching strategies according to their needs.
• Compete at the global level through the use of interdisciplinary knowledge.
• Engage themselves in the process of self-directed learning through the use of innovative practices.
• Apply teaching skills and methodology to deal with classroom problems.
• They empower themselves with the subject content and pedagogy.
• Expand their horizons of knowledge by integrating technology into the process of planning and transaction of curriculum.
• Understand the characteristics, needs, and strategies for dealing with diverse learners in an inclusive environment.
• Develop various life skills needed for successful survival in today's society.
• Contribute to the community service programme.
• Seek better employment and generate resources for the economy.
• Become reflective learners with an insight into human welfare.
• Show their concerns about the emerging issues in the current environment.
• Establish a link between theory and practice.