Teacher Training Education for VET Teachers in India

Abstract

Training teachers to impart quality Vocational Education and Training (VET) to the learners is a worldwide concern. Technology keeps upgrading and changing in a rapid phase. Teachers have a responsibility to upgrade their knowledge, and the same must be imparted among learners. Simultaneously, there have been debates in the field of education regarding whether the profession of teaching is a “vocation” or “calling.” Considering this two sides of a model, we need to analyze how prospective teachers identify teaching as a vocation and how vocation operates in one’s own life. If teaching itself is a vocation, teachers themselves gain knowledge and know the existing social practices to choose the vocation. One needs to cultivate real interest in teaching to keep the students attentive, if he/she chooses teaching as a profession. More than that, preparing students to become learned professionals and showing the path to discover their own vocation are a challenging task. In this context, this paper discusses how Indian teachers in VET choose teaching as a profession in VET and how they constantly upgrade their knowledge in the changing situation.

On the one hand, the paper gives an overview of the Indian VET system and the teacher training in VET in India. Furthermore, we will discuss the aspects mentioned above by focusing on the existing literature in the field and empirical findings of teaching quality in the different regions of India.