Ministry of Education

Teacher Education General Directorate

Islamic Republic of Afghanistan

EQUIP II IMPLEMENTATION &SUPERVISON MISSION

Teacher Education in Afghanistan

June, 2014

Vision

To build a national cadre of qualified teachers who will be

knowledgeable in content and in pedagogy. Teachers are at

the heart of education. By encouraging the recruitment,

development and retention of teacher, Afghanistan is

investing in the future of its youth and in the future of a

stable and peaceful nation.

• Pre-Service & In-Service Teacher Education

• Professional Development for In-Service Teachers and School Administrators

• Challengers • The Way Forward

Overview of Teacher Education

Pre-Service and In-Service Teacher Education

2001

4 TTCs

48 TTCs195 TDCs54 Satellites

Dramatic Enrollment Increase in TTCs 2001-2013

Female Enrollment

Total Enrollment

Total Number of Graduates 2001-2013

Total Number of Graduates from 2001-2013

Total Number of Graduates from 2008-2013

Total Number of Female Graduates from 2001-2013

136,658

42.3%

120,516

TTC Graduates of 2013

Total

Male Female

30,413 (50.6% Pre-Service)

14,254

46.87% 53.13%

16,159

8,042Number of

Female Recived Scholarship

So far

5,297Number of

Graduates were Tracked

1,620(31%)

Number of Female TTC

Students were hired as Teachers

Girls Scholarship Program (GSP)

Serving the Underserved Through Regional Allowances Program

Target provinces for provision of

Regional Allowances

940 TTC Faculty Receiving Allowances

Upgrading TTC Faculty

M.A program in Education 320 TTC lecturers and TED Academic members (80 women) started the M.A program on February, 2014.

The program is 36 credits in five semesters

WHAT DO WE DO IN 2015?

INSET IIIINSET IIINSET ITARGET

IN-SERVICE TEACHERS AND SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

100,000100,833

104%

32,822

115,841

INSETsCompleted

86,77189%

IN-SERVICE TEACHERS AND SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

INSET III Male Female Male Female Male FemalePKG 3 PKG 1 PKG 2

0

2000

4000

6000

8000

10000

12000

3231

1246

10087

4536

10083

11061

1025146

3455

13242051

10201146

188

4350

2038

3431

23262079

426

9744

3421

7135

5090

G 1-6 Math Science Humanities

Status of DT3 ProgramActivity PKG 1 PKG 2 PKG 3 PKG 4Recruitment 100% 100% 100% 100%Training of Project staff 100% 100% 100% 100%Credentialling

Data collection 30% 40% 15% 10%Monitoring (4 layers) Ongoing Ongoing Ongoing OngoingClustering 100% 100% 100% 100%Mapping 10% 10% 10% 10%

IN-SERVICE TEACHERS AND SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

INSET VPKG 1 PKG 2 PKG 3 PKG 4 Total

0

5000

10000

15000

20000

25000

30000

35000

12790

7474

0 0

20264

45006092

0 0

10592

17290

13566

0 0

30856

Male Female Total

SMT IISMT ITarget

7,000 7,059 7,056

SMTs Completed

21000

Target Achievements

SMT III

MaleAchievementTarget Female

7,000

8,3677,612

755

SMT IV

TRAINING OF SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS SMT V

PKG 1 PKG 2 PKG 3 PKG 4 Total0

500

1000

1500

2000

2500

1486

661

0 0

2147

89305

0 0

394

1575

966

0 0

SMT V by Package and Gender

Male Female Total

Credentialing Framework for Teachers

in Afghanistan

Tier IV

Tier III

Tier II

Tier IProvincial Teaching Certification

Interim Professional Credential

Professional Credential

Advanced Professional Credential

Provincial Teaching Certification

Tier I

1 Transition credential for current teachers

For teachers without Grade 142

3 For graduates with an academic or professional degree from university

Valid for foreign trained teachers4

Provincial Teaching Certification

Tier II

1Graduates from a teacher training institution (earned by graduation +application to Academic Board)

valid for 6 years2

3 renewable for 6 year periods

6 years of successful practice necessary before applying for Tier III (may also apply directly for Tier IV credential)

4

valid for foreign trained teachers (if training is equivalent)5

valid for current teachers with Grade 146

7 credential valid from first day of teaching

Interim Professional Credential

Interim Professional Credential

Tier III

1Requires 6 years of minimum and mandatory successful professional practice

Successful professional practice judged by formal assessment and evaluation, development of a teaching portfolio and teacher professional growth plans

2

3Renewable afterwards on an 8 year cycle if Tier IV is not achieved

Professional Credential

Tier III-Professional Credential

Advanced Professional Credential

Tier IV

1Conferred upon completion of specific requirements for a specialty (e.g. Principal training, supervisors, special disciplines such as early childhood education, literacy development and mathematics)

May require a NTE for the specialty2

3 Earned after a minimum and mandatory 6 years of successful teaching practice

Renewable on an 8 year cycle4

Tier IV-Advanced Professional Credential

Credentialing Assessment and Evaluation Criteria

Credentialing Assessment and Evaluation CriteriaA

Teacher Professional Growth PlansB

Teacher PortfolioC

Formal Assessment and EvaluationD

NTE or TED approved equivalentE

Pay and Grade Scale

-Earning a credential tied to Grade (i.e. earning a higher credential moves the teacher to the next Grade on pay scale)

-Completing professional development training (without earning a credential) tied to Steps-movement in Steps on the Pay and Grade Scale

Non-Governmental Organisations

Alignment required with credentialing system

System for determining equivalency (Afghanistan council on Admissions and Transfer type unit) within TED

Challenges

• Deteriorating security situations • Bureaucratic and Lengthy processes • Lack of qualified female teachers in remote areas• Lack of qualified subject appropriate teachers • Lack of sufficient capacity at every level

Way Forward• Continuing upgrading education of teachers and teacher

educators • Continuing upgrading professional qualifications of teachers and

school administrators • Continuing efforts to recruit and support female students

becoming teachers• Continuing supporting teacher training colleges for improved

facilities curriculum and instructional performances • Continuing advocacy for support for institutional development in

teacher education

Thank you,

Questions?