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NIE-BTC Review Team Visit –
13 October to 18 October 2012
Milestone and major events
2008-09 (229 students) -2009-10 (857 students)
2008 Interim Director Apptd.
2008 Official Opening
HRH Prince Salmon bin Hamed AlKhalifa
2009 BTC Bye Laws ratified
Staffing the college!
2008 BEd Year 1 curriculum
2008 90 BEd students
2008 95 PGDE students
2008 60 ELP students
2009 495 PD students
2010 Interim Dean Apptd.
2010-2014 Strategic Plan
Milestone and major events
2010 – Feb 2011 (1655 students)
New Dean & Associate Dean
Governing Council Approvals
New organisation chart
Differentiated workload formula
A/Dean Academic interview
Director Corporate interview
E&Y HR Manual
SAES Dept
QAA Office
BTC Teaching Fellow Scheme
BTC Secondment Scheme
BTC Research Assistants Scheme
Feb 2011-Sept 2011
March-May University closed
June/July 2011
Adjusted schedule Modified Practica
July-August 2011
Designed new Pre-College
Foundation Program
Milestone and major events
2011-2012 (1367 students)
Council approved
Organisational Development
Updated organisation Chart
SAES - Summer school 2012
Appointment of new Heads:
LIM - E-learning E-library
GP&R, ITE, Foundation, LIM,
SAES, Education Studies and
Curriculum Studies
Curriculum renewal
New Foundation Program
New MA (CPDL) Proposal
Revised ELP program
Reviewed BEd and PGDE Programs
GP&R -15 Research Projects (BD28K)
Partnerships
UoB, MOE, Tamkeen, EDB, QAAET, BP,
60 schools, (Radboud Uni, Curtin Uni)
2012 Graduation - (BEd, PGDE, ELP)
2012 Hosted Gulf Comparative
Education Conference
Development/Progress of BTC
Strategic plan 2010-2014
BTC’s Vision:
Provide the best teacher education services for Bahraini
educators, empowering them to effectively contribute to
building a better future for all Bahrainis.
Build an
effective BTC
governance
system for
managing its
operations and
monitoring the
quality of its
services
Provide
teacher
preparation
programmes of
international
standards.
Provide best inservice
programmes for
existing
teachers and
school leaders.
Align BTC
administrativ
e support
services to
enable the BTC
to achieve its
mission and
vision.
Undertake
research to
contribute to
educational
policy and
practice.
The pillars identified formed the base for the strategic drivers of the strategic plan for the BTC
BTC progress Update – June 2010 - 33
Development/Progress of BTC
Strategic driver 1
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Build an effective BTC
governance system for
managing its operations
and monitoring the
quality of its services.
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(100) + University Council
Meetings
(14) BTC Governing Council
(5) BTC-MOE Strategic Comm.
(4) MOE-BTC Operations Comm.
(65) BTC Academic Board (2008)
Program Committees (2008)
Quality Assurance (Feb 2011)
◦ PILO’s x UoB AIMS (2011)
◦ CILO’s x MOE mapped (2011)
◦ Course Folder Reviews (2011-2012)
Development/Progress of BTC
Strategic driver 2
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Provide teacher
preparation programmes
of international standards.
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Student Recruitment
◦ Pre college Foundation Program (2011)
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2011 (91) 2012 (188) Foundation students
◦ 2009-2012 74-608 BEd students
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HS (87% GPA) Interviews, Aptitude tests
Progress
◦ BEd Program Review (2012)
◦ PGDE Program Review(2012)
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Inaugural BEd Graduation
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Student Academic and Extended
Services Department
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Practicum partners
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MOE competencies
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E-portfolio assessment (2012)
Development/Progress of BTC
Strategic driver 3
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Provide best in-service
programmes for existing
teachers and school
leaders.
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275 PGDE students
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526 Education Leadership
students - English resources
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3323 Cadre students – not based
on PMS
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Circa 360,000 hrs of MOE PD
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MOE, UoB, BTC evaluations
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Teaching Fellows scheme (2011)
◦ MA (CPDL) designed (2011)
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Secondment Scheme (2010)
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Graduate Assistant Scheme
(2010)
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Ed Leadership Impact Survey
(2012)
Development/Progress of BTC
Strategic Objective 4
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Align BTC administrative
support services to enable
the BTC to achieve its
mission and vision.
100% reliant on UoB for all
corporate services
E&Y HR Project
Management recruitment
Registration
Academic Calendar
Student Progress
QAA x UoB
SAES x UoB
LIM/IT x UoB
New building specs. Submitted (2010)
University Closed
CSB audit of autonomous agencies
Development/Progress of BTC
Strategic Objective 5
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Undertake research to
contribute to educational
policy and practice.
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BTC Fellow Proposal (pending)
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BTC Secondment Proposal (pending)
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BTC Graduate Research Assistants Proposal
(pending)
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Faculty scholarship
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Published books (10),
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Chapters in books (4),
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Refereed journal articles (6),
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Curriculum books for schools (13+)
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Conference presentations (39)
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Four online journals. One published
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Rsedarch Grants x15 (BD28K)
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Hosted Gulf Comparative Education Symposium
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MA CPDL (pending)
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MA Math Ed/Science Curtin U Australia
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PGDE Gifted Ed Radboud Uni, Nejmedin, Holland
Current Situation: Organisation Chart
U o B Council
BTC Council
MOE
MOE/BTC
Coordination
MOE/BTC
Strategy
Dean
Quality Assurance
Office
Associate Dean Academic
Vacant
Director Corporate
and Finance
Manager Corporate
and Finance
Head Assets
Head Human
Resources
Vacant
Initial Teacher
Education
B.Ed.
Head
Continuing
Professional
Development
Vacant
Graduate Studies
& Research
PGDE
Education
Leadership
Program
Head Teaching
Practice
Continuous
Professional
Development
Head Information
Technology
Vacant Student Academic &
Extended Services
Head Arabic &
Islamic
Head Education
Studies
Head Learning and
Information Management
Head Curriculum
Studies
Head
English
Vacant Foundation
Program
Current Situation: Programs x Enrollment
Programs
2008 - 2012
2008.2009
Graduated
2009.2010
Year 4
2010.2011
Year 3
2011.2012
Year 2
2012.2013
Enrollment
188
(87.9%)
149
91
(86.5%)
140
(89.2%)
(87.3%)
0
796
0
53
75
124
252
BEd Foundation
Bachelor of Education
PGDE *
74*
155
50*
124
45*
60*
33*
188
46*
54*
23*
172
82*
38*
0
231
102*
53*
Post Graduate Professional
Development (Total)
105*
100*
120*
155*
Cadre PD (Total)
0
105
229
495
595
857
1134
1254
1655
694
849
1367
ITE (Total)
PGDE MOE Teachers
ELP (Adv. Dip.)
ELP (Dip.)
ELP (Cert.)
CPD (Total)
Total Registered Students
*Graduated
164
1000
1252
2048
Current Situation: Staffing
Bahraini
Bilingual
English only
Total
% Faculty
with
doctorate
% Research
Active
(grants)
64%
11% (2)
1
73%
36% (7)
4
1
76%
31% (4)
9
2
71%
26%
Lect
Assist
Prof
Assoc
Prof
6
11
1
5
9
4
4
8
14
28
Faculty Bahrainization
Administration Bahrainization
Total Bahrainization
Profs
34%
76%
50%
Challenges faced
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Governance structure
◦ BTC/UoB Governing Council?
Quality and #’s of enrolled
students
Corporate Structure
◦ English level
◦ Interpretations of by-laws
◦ CPD Admissions
◦ Budget and Finance System
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Student Progress
◦ ERP system
◦ Block schedule and F grades
◦ SMIS system
◦ CGPA, Academic probation,
Summer school, 5th year,
dismissal.
◦ Staffing
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Teaching Space?
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Strategic role of BTC on
system reforms.
◦ MOE recruitment plan
◦ MOE curriculum plans
◦ MOE PD plan
◦ PMS x cadre
◦ PGPD at BTC.
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Succession Planning
◦ Quality and experience
◦ Linguistic skills
◦ Bahrainization
Marketing and Promotion