Ministry of Education Ministry of Education Republic of Trinidad and Tobago Republic of Trinidad and Tobago #18 Alexandra Street, #18 Alexandra Street, St. Clair St. Clair TEACHER TRAINING IN TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO 1
Ministry of EducationMinistry of EducationRepublic of Trinidad and TobagoRepublic of Trinidad and Tobago
#18 Alexandra Street,#18 Alexandra Street,St. ClairSt. Clair
TEACHER TRAINING
IN TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO
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CONTEXTTrinidad and Tobago has a population of
approximately 1.3 Million533 Primary Schools
337 Government Assisted Schools139 Government Schools57 Private Schools
Primary School Population – Approx. 126,000 students• 152 Secondary Schools
84 Government41 Government Assisted27 PrivateSecondary School Population – Approx. 86,000 students
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EARLY CHILDHOOD CARE AND EDUCATION (ECCE)EARLY CHILDHOOD CARE AND EDUCATION (ECCE)
A. 180 Early Childhood Care and Education Centres107 Government73 Government Assisted (SERVOL)
B. 683 Private Centres registered with the Ministry of Education
C. 157 Unregistered Centres
ECCE Student Population – Approx. 12,000
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VALUE OUTCOMES
Educate and Develop Children who are
Able to fulfil their full potential
Academically balanced
Healthy and Growing Normally
Well adjusted socially and culturally
Emotionally mature and happy
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ESTABLISHED POSITIONS IN TEACHING SERVICE
POSITION NO. OF ESTABLISHED POSITIONS
PRINCIPAL 451VICE PRINCIPAL 102HEAD OF DEPARTMENT 222SENIOR TEACHER 313SENIOR SPECIAL EDUCATION TEACHER
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TEACHER I/AT (Primary) 7,699TOTAL 8,799
PRIMARY
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SECONDARY
POSITION NO. OF ESTABLISHED POSITIONS
PRINCIPAL 125VICE PRINCIPAL 144HEAD OF DEPARTMENT 570DEAN 505TI/II/III/TVTI/II/III/IV/AT (Sec)
5,952
TOTAL 7,296
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Established Teaching Positions ECCE
CONTRACT POSITIONS
7
ADMINISTRATOR/ TEACHER 18
TEACHER 8
TEACHER ASSISTANT 143
AUXILIARY 29
TOTAL 198
NON CONTRACT POSITIONS
TEACHING ASSISTANT II
80
TEACHING ASSISTANT I 10
TEACHING AID 14
APPRENTICE 11
TOTAL 115
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Key Stakeholders Teachers and Principals Students Parents National Parent Teachers Association Government and Ministers Tobago House of Assembly Examination Bodies (Local, Regional
and International) Denominational Boards Employees Teaching Service Commission TTUTA Post Secondary and Tertiary Institutions Textbook Writers and Publishers Ministries (Security, Sport, Health, Finance etc.)
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Range of Teachers & Qualifications
PRIMARYRANGE QUALIFICATIONS
ASSISTANT TEACHER II 5 ORDINARY LEVEL PASSES
TEACHER I TEACHERS DIPLOMA AND BACHELOR OF EDUCATION
SENIOR TEACHER/ HEAD OF DEPARTMENT/ VICE PRINCIPAL/ PRINCIPAL
AS ABOVE ALONG WITH YEARS OF EXPERIENCE
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SECONDARYRANGE QUALIFICATIONS
ASSISTANT TEACHER 2 ADVANCED LEVEL PASSES OR ASSOCIATE DEGREE
TEACHER I TEACHERS DIPLOMA (UNDERGRADUATE)
TEACHER II INCOMPLETE DEGREES OR RECOGNISED DEGREES THAT DO NOT MEET THE MINISTRY OF EDUCATION REQUIREMENT
TEACHER III RECOGNISED DEGREE; 2,632 WITH POSTGRADUATE DIPLOMA IN EDUCATION
HEAD OF DEPARTMENT / DEAN
AS ABOVE: SOME WITH MASTERS OR PhD DEGREES
VICE PRINCIPAL/ PRINCIPAL
AS ABOVE: SEVERAL WITH MASTERS IN EDUCATION
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Early Childhood Care and Education (ECCE)
Teacher Administration – Bachelor in Education and 8 Years experience
Teacher – Bachelor in Education and 3-5 years experience
Teacher Assistant – 5 Ordinary Level Passes and ECCE Certificate Practicum
Teachers Aide/ Teaching Apprentice – 3 Ordinary Level Passes (including English Language), 1 year ECCE Training, 2 Years experience in ECCE
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Teacher Training PoliciesPre Service TrainingMentoringContinuous Professional DevelopmentTeacher AssessmentStandards for TeachingICT in EducationICT Professional Development StrategyLearning Materials Production
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Areas of Teacher TrainingContent KnowledgePedagogy and Strategy in Teaching Mixed
Ability Students Infusion of Technology in the CurriculumLeadership and ManagementLiteracy and NumeracyCurriculumClassroom ManagementConflict ManagementAssessment and Measurement
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ICT TEACHER TRAINING 650 Heads of Department and Teachers in ICT
Infusion in the Curriculum 148 Teachers in Computer Literacy 1,200 Teachers in Digital Literacy Level I 40 Teachers in Development of Open Educational
Resources 248 Teachers in e-Citizen and International Computer
Driving License 250 Teachers in Intel Tech Essentials Programme 120 Teachers in Diploma in Educational Technology 600 Teachers in Basic Computer Literacy 112 Teachers in Information Technology
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