As we strive to be the leader in teacher education in Hong Kong, the teaching standards of our graduates are high on our agenda. We ensure that our teacher education programmes meet or exceed the expectations of local and international communities by making reference to teacher standards laid down by authorities such as the local Committee on Professional Development of Teachers and Principals and other overseas standards, e.g., those of the UK. Our curriculum will be broadened through the enhancement of co-curricular and service learning courses to provide mind-broadening and experience-based service learning beyond the traditional classroom-based curriculum. Our graduates will excel in both subject knowledge and pedagogical skills.
We will continue to support the goal of on-going professional development with a range of programmes for in-service teachers and practitioners. We will extend our provision of professional training to trainers in other professional sectors, for example, through our BEd (Professional and Vocational Education) programme. We will remain a leading advocate for educational development and change in Hong Kong through top-notch research and knowledge transfer, strengthening and maintaining our strong ties and partnerships with schools, major local school sponsoring bodies and non-governmental organisations. In short, we will maintain our efforts to be a recognised hub for building community awareness of educational issues.
In brief, we will:
