Education and Training

 Careers in Education and Training

 

“I am not a teacher, but an awakener.”

-  Robert Frost

‘A teacher is one who creates other professions.’ Teachers shape the mind of the new generation. Teaching thereby is considered as one of the most reputed and respected careers for everyone. Teachers are the building stones of every country. No country can develop without talented and hard-working teachers. The development of the students is solely dependent on the skills and ability of a teacher. 

The term teacher covers an array of educators and instructors including pre-school, kindergarten, primary, secondary teachers, and professors for all subjects and streams, special education teachers, librarians, physical education and co-curricular activity teachers, online coaches etc. But people in the education field are involved in more than just instructing. An important part of it is also course design. The new career paradigm talks about re-skilling and continuous learning becoming a regular part of our lives, regardless of age. We don’t think twice before signing up for numerous educational and skill development courses on various sites online these days. A good course can keep us interested and enable us to learn at our convenience. These courses are created by skilled educators and instructional designers.

Another aspect of this knowledge area is training. Training and development is an important activity in most organizations. It enables the management to fill knowledge and skill gaps in their employees or introduce new technology or policies, thereby increasing both employee and organization effectiveness and efficiency. 

 

Career in teaching

 

“Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn.”

– Benjamin Franklin
 

Bright Outlook Career Options in Education and Training

  • Art, music, dance and drama teachers: This side of education has been neglected for a very long period, but it’s grown a lot in the 21st century. Now people understand the urge of co curricular activities as they accept individual differences. The role of co curricular teachers is to explain and demonstrate artistic techniques.  They evaluate and grade students' class work, performances, projects, assignments, and papers. Their job also requires them to prepare students for performances, exams, or assessments. Unlike other teachers they initiate, facilitate, and moderate classroom discussions in their teaching. They prepare and deliver lectures to undergraduate or graduate students on topics such as acting techniques, fundamentals of music, and art history. So, they too have a big hand in developing the personality of students.

  • Special educators: Special educators have become more popular, and thus this field has also become important in the teaching line. It's because they develop and implement strategies to meet the needs of students with a variety of handicapping conditions, that they are this successful. They observe and evaluate students' performance, behavior, social development, and physical health. Special educators establish and enforce rules for behavior and policies, and procedures to maintain order among students.  They also teach socially acceptable behavior, employing techniques, such as, behavior modification and positive reinforcement.  Their job also includes maintaining accurate and complete student records, and preparing reports on children and activities, as required by laws, district policies, and administrative regulations. 

  • Education Teachers: Teach courses pertaining to education, such as counseling, curriculum, guidance, instruction, teacher education, and teaching English as a second language. Includes both teachers primarily engaged in teaching and those who do a combination of teaching and research.

  • Education Administrators: In classrooms, preschools, day care centres, and colleges and universities, education managers provide instructional leadership and oversee day-to-day operations. They also oversee company, correctional facilities, museums, and career training and community service organization's educational program.

  • Training and Development SpecialistsEvaluate the training needs and design and conduct training and development programs to improve organizational performance. 

  • Instructional CoordinatorsInstructional designers and coordinators are much in demand right now, with their scope extending over both the education and corporate sector. 

  • Self-Enrichment TeachersSelf enrichment teachers instruct in courses and activities that individuals pursue for non academic, self development purposes and for honing a talent or skill. Includes different professionals such as dance and music instructors, martial arts instructors, art instructors, swimming instructors etc.

Courses in Education and Training

  • B.Ed. / B. Ed course in Special Education /M.Ed.: Bachelor of Education, or B. Ed, is a one-year professional program that prepares students for primary, upper primary, and secondary school. There are some colleges that offer a 2-year course also.

  • B. Ed course in Special Education: A special educator's main responsibility is to educate and engage with children who have a range of disabilities. Learning delays, speech or language impairments, visual impairments, and other disabilities are also addressed by special educators.

  • M.Ed, or Master of Education: is a master's degree program that focuses on innovative teaching approaches and educational science. Instruction, curriculum, counselling, leadership, and educational technology are some of the topics included in the program. 

  • Ph.d /M.Phil (for postsecondary teachers): Both the degrees are based on research and coursework but a PhD is considered to have an edge over MPhil. Through a PhD, a candidate can teach in universities and the education line as well.

  • Bachelors in Instructional Design: The development of instructional materials is referred to as instructional design. This area, however, goes beyond simply designing teaching materials; it takes into account how students learn and what materials and strategies can best help them achieve their academic objectives.

Conclusion

As we can see from the list above, everything we do is a result of some form of instruction and training! Education involves all aspects of life and it's an ongoing process, as education can take place at any time, anyplace, and any age. With the world moving online in 2020, teaching has also followed suit. Almost all educational, vocational and learning institutions moved to virtual classes, freeing the education sector from the constraints of location and class room teaching.

With technology has played a positive role in enhancing the reach, worries of automation are perhaps the least in this segment. Students looking to make a career in the education and training area can rest assured…..they’re not going to be replaced by AI anytime soon!

 

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