<p>The Centre mandated the Quality Council of India (QCI) to carry out assessment and accreditation of various diploma and certificate programmes in teacher education being offered by a large number of public and private institutions across the country.<br /><br /></p>.<p>The move has been initiated to “revitalise” pre-school and elementary education with the National Council for Teacher Education (NCTE) making accreditation of teacher education programmes mandatory for each of the institutes through a revised regulations of 2014. <br /><br />“The NCTE already signed a memorandum of understanding with the QCI for implementation of the plan,” official sources told DH.<br /><br />The National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) currently conducts quality assessment and certifies the degree level programmes offered by the teacher education institutions like BEd, MEd, BPEd and MPEd under a memorandum of understanding signed between the accreditation agency and the NCTE.<br /><br />The QCI will carry out quality assessment and grant accreditation to programmes including diploma in Pre-School Education (DPSE), Diploma in Elementary Education (DElEd), and Diploma in Physical Education (DPED), Diploma in Art Education (Visual Arts) and Diploma in Art Education (Performing Arts).<br /></p>
<p>The Centre mandated the Quality Council of India (QCI) to carry out assessment and accreditation of various diploma and certificate programmes in teacher education being offered by a large number of public and private institutions across the country.<br /><br /></p>.<p>The move has been initiated to “revitalise” pre-school and elementary education with the National Council for Teacher Education (NCTE) making accreditation of teacher education programmes mandatory for each of the institutes through a revised regulations of 2014. <br /><br />“The NCTE already signed a memorandum of understanding with the QCI for implementation of the plan,” official sources told DH.<br /><br />The National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) currently conducts quality assessment and certifies the degree level programmes offered by the teacher education institutions like BEd, MEd, BPEd and MPEd under a memorandum of understanding signed between the accreditation agency and the NCTE.<br /><br />The QCI will carry out quality assessment and grant accreditation to programmes including diploma in Pre-School Education (DPSE), Diploma in Elementary Education (DElEd), and Diploma in Physical Education (DPED), Diploma in Art Education (Visual Arts) and Diploma in Art Education (Performing Arts).<br /></p>