About the Institute for Education (IfE)
The Institute for Education was originally setup as an Institute on April 2015 by virtue of Legal Notice 140 of 2015 as amended by Legal Notice 240 of 2015. The Institute was reconstituted as an agency by virtue of Legal Notice 243 of 2017.
The
Institute provides initial teacher training and professional development that
inject 21st century skills and competences into the educators
at all levels of leadership and infuse equity and social justice within all programmes.
It aims to develop accredited programmes which are flexible and can be provided
through different modes of delivery such as face-to-face lecture, online and
blended learning.
The
Institute for Education is licenced by the National Commission for Further and
Higher Education (NCFHE) as a Higher Education Institution in accordance with
the Second Schedule of Subsidiary Legislation 327.433.
Mission
Statement:
‘The Institute
for Education promotes high quality education for all educators and learners at all levels, and by collaborating with stakeholders, it fosters learning communities of the highest standard while instilling education with equity and social justice’.
The
Institute for Education (IfE) is committed to the key principles of equity and
social justice and strives to enhance accessibility for professional learning
for all educators. IfE also invests in life-long learning to cultivate skills
and competences which enable individuals to rise to the challenges posed by the
ever-changing society. It fosters a philosophy whereby course participants are
encouraged to explore their potential independently whilst empowering
individuals to achieve personal and collective growth.
Why choose the Institute for Education?
The
Institute welcomes all individuals who are interested in contributing towards
the development of education by encouraging educators to explore fresh
approaches towards their professional growth. Such educators drive positive
change and explore methodologies aimed at increasing impact on the student’s
learning experience. Course participants at the Institute for Education also
have the opportunity to reflect on learning, set goals, provide evidence of
learning, give and receive feedback, analyse performances, and improve practice
through self-assessment. Through these instruments the Institute adopts a learner-centred
approach for its course participants, who will eventually become future
educators who will embrace this philosophy within their classrooms.
Motto:
‘Inspiring and Fostering Educators’ passion for learning’
IfE
offers accredited programmes at MQF levels 4 – 7, which are targeted at
individuals who are interested in pursuing a career in education. These
programmes offer a different learning experience to course participants as
they are delivery through a mixture of face-to-face sessions, online and
blended teaching approaches.
Through
its online platform, the Institute also offers an online library which is
composed of EBSCO, ProQuest and Sage. All these give access to books, journals
and articles and other academic documentation. On-site the Institute also has a
library which is readily available to course participants.
The
Institute prides itself of an environment which is conducive to learning
through its supportive policy and procedures. The programmes offered
by the Institute are designed in a manner which give an added value to
individuals who are passionate about children’s learning and the education
sector.
Prospective
students are to note that the Teaching Profession is regulated, therefore
access to the profession is granted by a warrant which is issued by the Council
for the Teaching Profession.