THE TEACHER

who is noble in character, progressive and scientific in outlook, committed to uphold the aspirations of the nation, and cherishes the national

cultural heritage, ensures the development of the individual

and the preservation of a united, democratic,

progressive and disciplined society

TEACHER EDUCATIONTOWARDS NATION BUILDING

To havea Teacher Education System

of world class standard that fulfillsthe aspirations of the nation

VisionVision

To develop a high standard Teacher

Education System that produces teachers who consistently

strive for excellence and ever willing to

fulfill the aspirations of the nation

MissionMission

MALAYSIAN TEACHERS’ STANDARDS

BYTEACHER EDUCATION DIVISION

MINISTRY OF EDUCATION

The Teacher Education Division (TED) , of The Ministry of Education, Malaysia (MOE) is the main provider of teacher education in Malaysia.

TED together with the Institutes of Teacher Education (ITE) and the Public Institutes of Higher Education (PIHE) are given the responsibility to plan and implement teacher training to fulfill the need for teachers in schools nationwide.

To ensure the development of high quality teachers, 3 main aspects are emphasized;

• the practice of the values of the teaching profession,

• knowledge and understanding, and • teaching and learning skills.

The Ministry of Education Malaysia has taken

proactive steps to develop The Malaysian

Teachers’ Standards as a guide and reference

for all teachers, teacher educators,

administrators and managers, as well as

teachers training institutions and agencies in

Malaysia.

Purpose

• to identify the level of the teachers’ professional

competence;

• to identify the level of readiness and the

implementation of training needs;

• to identify the policies and development

strategies for teacher education.

The Practice of the Values of the Teaching Profession

• personal domain - belief in God, honesty, sincerity, knowledge, kindness, patience, tact, fairness, caring, perseverance, competitiveness, being tough, alertness, being active and healthy, possessing interpersonal and intrapersonal skills, a volunteering spirit and efficiency.

• professional domain - love for the profession, being smart, integrity, being an example to others, practising teamwork. being proactive, creative and innovative.

• social domain - being in harmony, developing social skills, having a community spirit, patriotism and love for the environment.

Knowledge and Understanding

• Teacher should possess:- philosophy, goals, curriculum and co-curriculum objectives, learning outcomes, and teaching and learning needs for the subject taught- Content of the subject taught.- Information and Communication Technology (ICT), - media and education resources in the implementation of the curriculum and co-curriculum. - Strategies to create a conducive learning environment. - methods of assessment and evaluation, and action research to improve the practice of teaching and learning.- Student potential and the ways to develop it in a holistic and integrated manner.

Teaching and Learning Skills

The skills for implementing teaching and learning using various approaches, methods and techniques and integrating thinking skills, creative and innovative skills, learning skills, information and communication technology skills, facilitation skills

and skills for assessment and evaluation

Requirements

To support and help teachers achieve the expected competency in the practice of the

values of the teaching profession, knowledge and understanding, and teaching and

learning skills, ITE and agencies should prepare and implement the following .

Requirement 1: Qualifications and Procedures for the Intake into Teacher Training Programmes

To ensure that only eligible applications offered

teacher training program

Requirement 2: Training, Testing, Evaluation and Assessment

Requirements for training, testing, evaluation and assessment:

= Training curriculum

= Adequate, competent and qualified human resource

= Planned programme for the teacher trainees to acquire

knowledge and experience in schools

= Teaching and Learning Resources

= Testing, evaluation and assessment based on examination

regulations and criteria that are currently in force 

Requirement 3: Collaboration

Create alliances with various parties for

improvement:

1. Schools 

2. Local and higher learning institutions 

3. Non-governmental, associations,

uniformed units etc

Requirement 4: Infrastructure and

Infostructure

To support the implementation of effective

teaching and learning, agencies and training

institutions should provide:

• appropriate physical facilities

• integrated network infostructure

Requirement 5: Quality Assurances

Monitoring, evaluation, and reporting should be

made to ensure the quality of teachers training: 

• quality assurance on the Standards

• quality assurance on requirements

• benchmarking teacher training

• code of quality assurance by Malaysian

Qualifications Agency (MQA)

PROMOTION

• National Campaign

– Website– Road shows

– Grass root campaign

http://www.moe.gov.my/sgm/index.php/users/login

http://www.moe.gov.my/sgm/index.php/users/login

CONCLUSION

• The detailed requirements and standards are paramount to ensure the training programmes being implemented will produce competent, creative, innovative and outstanding teachers

TERIMA KASIH