ISLAMABAD: Higher Education Commission (HEC) issued letters to heads of all public and private sectors universities and degree awarding institutes for implementation of revised Teacher Education Roadmap in line with recommendations of National Curriculum Review Committee in discipline of Education. According to revised Teacher Education Roadmap, candidates having Associate Degree in Education (ADE) will be allowed to enrol in 5th semester or third year of four-year B.Ed. programme. Similarly, candidates with an Associate Degree in disciplines other than Education or two-year erstwhile BA/BSc degrees (now defunct) shall be admitted in 5th semester or third year of four-year B.Ed. programme through bridging semester after completing deficiency courses (15-18 credit hours) as determined by admitting university on case-to-case basis.

Moreover, MA Education, M.Ed. and BS Education shall be considered equivalent to B.Ed. 4 years/B.Ed. (Hons), B.Ed. 2.5 after 14 years qualification and B.Ed. 1.5 after 16 years qualification for the purpose of employment and further education. Graduates having sixteen years or equivalent qualification in disciplines other than Education and desirous to acquire B.Ed. degree will be allowed enrolment in B.Ed. 1.5 comprising of 45-54 credit hours course work. However, such graduates having sixteen years non-relevant qualification desirous to acquire admission in MS/MPhil Education, shall be required to complete deficiency courses of minimum 18 credit hours as part of said degree programme as determined by admitting university on case-to-case basis.

Lastly, nomenclature for Teacher Education Degrees shall only be “Bachelor of Education (B.Ed.)” from Fall 2023 onwards. Strands, such as Early Childhood Education, Elementary and Secondary Education etc. and specialisations like Curriculum, Assessment, Academic planning, Leadership, Guidance and Counselling, etc. shall only be reflected on transcripts and not on degrees.

Published in The Daily National Courier, January, 03 2023

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