HAWASSA COLLEGE OF TEACHER EDUCATION

Vision:

By 2029, our vision is to see a highly acknowledged University College of Education producing adequately qualified and consistently updating education professionals and schools. This will enables us to meet current as well as emerging challenges of general quality education and improve the lives of communities’ lives around the country and beyond.

Mission:

Our mission is to realize quality and excellence in primary school teacher and educational leader development through policy-led, experience-based, well- researched, field-proven and state of the art innovative approaches, strategies, methods and technologies. These will be implemented in different modalities (pre-service, in-service and short-term trainings) to be shared and cared for among relevant education sector stakeholders and the community at large.

Core Values:

  • Adherence to  professional ethics
  • Professional accountability
  • Trust
  • Transparency
  • Serving the public interest
  • Integrity
  • Creating a learning community
  • Time is highly valued
  • Producing research findings that impact policy making in education
  • Being a change agent
  • Increasing visibility of the college
  • Zero tolerance to alleged cheating   

 Goals:

  • Help prepare educational professionals recognized for the quality and significance of their teaching, research, scholarship, service, outreach, and leadership.
  • Provide widely recognized leadership in the improvement of teaching, learning, and the assessment of educational outcomes through research, scholarship, and technology.
  • Enhance the commitment of faculty, staff, and students to the centrality of diversity, social justice, and democratic citizenship.
  • Provide leadership in the development of collaborative, professional relationships with schools, organizations, and other institutions focused on the improvement of education in schools, communities, and workplace settings.
  • Sustain a caring, supportive climate throughout the College and Cluster school.
  • Enhance the effective and efficient management of the College.