Education Act · 2011 Revised Edition · Part IV · National Education System
31. General directions in respect of teacher education
Official textFrom Attorney General's Chambers, unchanged
The Minister shall issue general directions in respect of teacher education.
No person shall establish or maintain an institution that provides teacher education except with the approval of the Minister.
teacher
“teacher” means a person who — (a) teaches pupils in an educational institution; or (b) prepares or issues lessons or corrects returned answers in, for or through a distance education centre, and includes a head teacher or principal;
Subject to subsection (2), all teacher education institutions shall be registered under this Act.
The courses of study and training programmes in teacher education institutions may only be conducted upon receiving approval from the Minister for such courses and programmes, subject to such conditions as the Minister may think fit to impose.
A teacher education institution established under this Act may award a certificate, diploma or such other qualification as may be prescribed.
diploma
“diploma” means an academic qualification at the diploma level or advanced diploma level awarded to a person after that person has successfully completed a course of study designed to lead to the award of a diploma or the equivalent thereof but does not include an extension education course;
The Minister may establish and maintain teacher education institution and provide teacher education within such institutions.
The Minister may, with the approval of His Majesty the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan, make regulations for giving effect to and carrying out the provisions of this section in respect of institutions providing teacher education.
Terms defined in s 2
diploma
Defined · s 2“diploma” means an academic qualification at the diploma level or advanced diploma level awarded to a person after that person has successfully completed a course of study designed to lead to the award of a diploma or the equivalent thereof but does not include an extension education course;
teacher
Defined · s 2“teacher” means a person who — (a) teaches pupils in an educational institution; or (b) prepares or issues lessons or corrects returned answers in, for or through a distance education centre, and includes a head teacher or principal;
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Registration of Educational Institutions, Governors and Pupils
Part VIII
Registration of Teachers
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