EFFECTIVE SKILL TRAINING IN TEACHER EDUCATION: NEED OF THE HOUR

Teaching is a profession and teacher are called professionals. The main role of Teaching Profession is to promote and strengthen Education which leads to qualitative expansion in the field of Education and particularly Teacher Education is an important field in which efficient Teacher and skillful teachers shape our future society. This field also preparing teachers to get professional competency and therefore Teacher Training is not a mere Training. It is actually the acquisition of knowledge based skills and abilities which assist teachers to discharge their professional activities and responsibilities in an effective and efficient way. Otherwise it will not reshape the attitude, habit and personality of the Teacher. Unless Teachers have necessary skills, he cannot perform his profession with absolute satisfaction. Therefore varieties of skills must be developed among Teachers through systematic implementation in New Curriculum to modernize teacher Education programme.