State-wise panels to support principals

Our Correspondent
Fatehgarh Sahib, March 31

To enhance the quality of teacher education programmes in the state, the Principals’ Association of Colleges of Education (PACE) has set up committees for all states.

The objectives of the PACE is to build capacities among teacher educators, make the college principals aware of regulations of the governing bodies (NCTE) to run TEPs effectively, promote research and to design the quality curriculum activities, said Dr Deepali Singla, member of the state committee and the Principal of Pine Grove College of Education.

She said the PACE had formed its committee in Punjab with renowned principals from colleges affiliated with Punjabi University, Patiala, Panjab University, Chandigarh, and Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar.

She said the prime role of the PACE was to achieve the objectives envisioned by the Central committee. She said the committees would support and provide assistance to the principals of education colleges to run their institutes effectively.