National Accreditation Council for Teacher Education (NACTE)

NBEAC URL: http://www.nbeac.org.pk

The Higher Education Commission (HEC) of Pakistan has setup an accreditation authority, National Accreditation Council for Teacher Education (NACTE) to look after the matters regarding the accreditation of degree programs in Education & Teacher Education sectors by giving appropriate ratings and define the organization's objectives, functions and duties to be performed. It conducts periodical evaluations, scrutiny and monitoring criteria & standards regarding education degree programs.

• All the existing teacher education degree program are within the jurisdiction of the Council. Any new program in teacher education shall also be referred to the Council for the grant of accreditation.
• The accreditation is granted for specific degree program and not institutions.

Accreditation is mandatory for all relevant academic program offered by the University.

• The Council assists and advises teacher education institutions in planning the academic and professional programs.
• The Council supports the intellectual development of prospective teachers (students) interested in pursuing the teaching profession and provide professional assistance to the concerned organizations. The Council shall consider the following aspects using set criterion for granting accreditation of degree programs in teacher education subjects: -
• Overall scope of the program.
• Curricula/syllabi matching with the level of degree program.
• The requisite infrastructure.
• The faculty- number and qualifications.
• Level of compatibility with international standards and trends.
• Level of skills to be developed by the program.
• Student support services.
• The library facilities.
• Internship/practice teaching facilities.
• Facilitate for student activities and other amenities.
• Financial assistance/loan etc.
• Level of job placement of graduates.
• Level of market needs fulfillment