Teacher Training Education for VET Teachers in India

Abstract

Training teachers to impart quality Vocational Education and Training (VET) to learners is a worldwide concern. Technology keeps upgrading and changing in a rapid phase. Teachers have a responsibility to upgrade their knowledge, and the same must be imparted to learners. Simultaneously, there have been debates in the field of education regarding whether the profession of teaching is a “vocation” or “calling.” Considering these two sides of a model, we need to analyze how prospective teachers identify teaching as a vocation and how vocation operates in one’s own life. If teaching itself is a vocation, teachers themselves gain knowledge and know the existing social practices to choose the vocation. One needs to cultivate real interest in teaching to keep the students attentive, if he/she chooses teaching as a profession. More than that, preparing students to become learned professionals and showing the path to discover their own vocation are a challenging task. In this context, this chapter discusses how Indian teachers in VET choose teaching as a profession in VET and how they constantly upgrade their knowledge in the changing situation.