Teacher Training in Kerala

Young Learners Teachers Training Program

Kerala as a state pioneers in the educational revolution in India with 90.92% literacy rate according to the last census in 2001. Apart from the government, Schools in Kerala are also run by private trusts and individuals. Affiliation of these schools are either with the Indian Certificate of Secondary Education (ICSE), or the Central Board for Secondary Education (CBSE), or the Kerala State Education Board. Most private schools use English as a medium of instruction. However, government run schools often offer both English and Malayalam as the medium of instruction. The Kerala State Education Department gives special attention to the primary education. At least 5 primary schools will be found in even the remotest of villages in Kerala and the approximate number of lower primary schools are 6,726 (Class 1-4) and upper primary schools are 2,968(Class 5-7) . The primary schools in Kerala include private aided, private unaided and government schools. The literacy awareness places Kerala as a hotspot for teachers seeking Teaching jobs. There is a constant demand for candidates with a Nursery Teachers' Training or Montessori Teachers Training certification to maintain the high quality of education that the state is reputed to provide.

Some of the well – known Schools of Kerala are as follows:

Kendriya Vidyalaya Pattom,Trivandrum,
Kendriya Vidyalaya Rubber Board Kottayam,
Kendriya Vidyalaya Afs Akkulam Trivandrum,
Kendriya Vidyalaya Keltron Nagar Kannur and
Kendriya Vidyalaya Puranattukara ,Trichur.

Despite having a number of Teachers' Training Institutes in Kerala, there is a constant demand for Teachers' Training Courses especially with specialization in English. Despite having fluency in English , the state looks for teachers who has the ability to overcome the mother tongue influence. This makes ATI's Pre and Primary Teachers' training course with Specialization in teaching English a suitable option as it emphasizes upon specialization in teaching English . This is an unique language learning method using interactive and communicative skills . Our input sessions on the 4 skills especially listening /speaking /reading / writing are especially effective in building the language ability (in this case English) of a candidate who may be from the vernacular medium. The activity based teaching method makes it easy for a learner to accept a language in which he / she may not feel comfortable otherwise.

Apart from that the course combines the theoretical as well as the practical aspects of both the Pre and Primary Education with real life experience that equips a candidate to effectively handle any problematic classroom situation. Most of the Teacher Training Courses focus on either the pre-primary aspect or the primary aspect with little or no emphasis on the current educational trends. Our Teachers Training course has an eclectic outlook which combines the progressive trends with the traditional trends. We are focusing on the theoretical aspect but emphasize on equipment handling especially the Montessori apparatus and material and aids management and Computer Aided Teaching . The teachers are given hands on experience which includes guided Teaching Practice in real classrooms, inputs on Classroom management and Disaster management which prepare the students to face emergency situation arising in classrooms. The Computer Aided Teaching is a requirement as CAL is not only a part of the curriculum , but also used extensively as a supplementary to the lesson plans.

ATI's Pre and Primary Teachers' training course with specialization in teaching English is tailored to suit the specific needs of the candidates so that they can complete the course at their own convenience. Keeping this in mind the Course is offered in the following modes:

Full time in-class mode
Part time in-class mode
Distance Mode
On –Line mode.

The Indian job market is open for certified teachers .So, ATI's Pre and Primary Teachers' Training Course with specialization in teaching English offers promising prospects for teaching jobs in the Pre-primary as well as the Primary section in schools . Apart from its emphasis on the practical teaching and handling real life situation, our course equips the student with confidence.