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Directorate of Teacher Education and Development
The Mandate for DTED is to “To promote, regulate, coordinate, and monitor pre-service and in-service activities for primary and secondary school teachers and teacher educators in Malawi”.KEY FUNCTIONS...
Director: Dr. Florida Banda Area 3, Near ESCOM Office in Lilongwe A.D.D. Campus dted@education.gov.mw Visit Website（https://education.gov.mw）
Overview
The Mandate for DTED is to “To promote, regulate, coordinate, and monitor pre-service and in-service activities for primary and secondary school teachers and teacher educators in Malawi”.
KEY FUNCTIONS OF DTED
Functions: In-Service Division
Develop and deliver in-service training programs to improve teachers' skills and knowledge
Evaluate the effectiveness of in-service training programs to ensure they meet teachers' needs
Develop and disseminate teaching and learning materials to support in-service training programs
Provide support and guidance to teachers who participate in the programs
Collaborate with education stakeholders to align in-service training with national policies and goals.
Functions: Pre-Service Division
Develop and review pre-service teacher education curricula
Certify teacher training institutions to ensure quality education
Select qualified students for pre-service teacher education programmes
Support professional development of pre-service teacher educators
Conduct assessments and examinations to ensure standards are met
Provide guidance and counselling to pre-service teacher education students
Coordinates secondary education through the Deans Forum, with the aim of standardizing Teaching Practice Evaluation forms and implementing CPD using Chief Examiner's reports
Strategic Objectives
To ensure that the Ministry creates sufficient learning space to keep up with education sector needs in Teacher Education Institutions;
To provide quality and relevant teacher training, including Continuous Professional Development;
To strengthening governance and management of Teacher Education
Recent accomplishments
Strengthening Mathematics And Science Education (SMASSE) is training approximately 4,500 mathematics and science secondary teachers across Malawi
Malawi Education Reform Programme (MERP), conducted a School Leadership Program (SLP) which trained 10,352 primary school leaders. The program concluded in December 2025.
DTED Reform Areas
The main reform area for the Directorate is: “ Introduction of diploma and degree programmes for Primary school Education in TTCs by 2027.
Currently, Diploma and Degree curriculum is being developed by the Malawi Institute of
Education.