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

Feb 2011-Sept 2011 March-May University closed

June/July 2011

Adjusted schedule Modified Practica

July-August 2011

Designed new Pre-College Foundation Program

New organisation chartDifferentiated workload

formula A/Dean Academic interview

Director Corporate interviewE&Y HR Manual

BTC Teaching Fellow Scheme

BTC Secondment SchemeBTC Research Assistants Scheme

SAES DeptQAA Office

Milestone and major events 2011-2012 (1367 students)

Organisational Development

SAES - Summer school 2012

LIM - E-learning E-library

GP&R -15 Research Projects (BD28K)

Partnerships

UoB, MOE, Tamkeen, EDB, QAAET, BP, 60 schools, (Radboud Uni, Curtin Uni)

Council approvedUpdated organisation Chart

Appointment of new Heads: GP&R, ITE, Foundation, LIM, SAES, Education Studies and Curriculum StudiesCurriculum renewalNew Foundation ProgramNew MA (CPDL) Proposal Revised ELP programReviewed BEd and PGDE Programs2012 Graduation - (BEd, PGDE,

ELP)

2012 Hosted Gulf Comparative Education Conference

Development/Progress of BTCStrategic plan 2010-2014

BTC progress Update – June 2010 - 33

Provide the best teacher education services for Bahraini educators, empowering them to effectively

contribute to building a better future for all Bahrainis.

The pillars identified formed the base for the strategic drivers of the strategic plan for the BTC

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 in-service

programmes for existing

teachers and school

leaders.

Align BTC administrative support services to enable the

BTC to achieve its mission and

vision.

Undertake research to contribute to educational policy and practice.

BTC’s Vision:

Development/Progress of BTC Strategic driver 1

Build an effective BTC governance system for managing its operations and monitoring the quality of its services.

(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

Provide teacher preparation programmes of international standards.

Student Recruitment◦ Pre college Foundation Program

(2011) 2011 (91) 2012 (188) Foundation students

◦ 2009-2012 74-608 BEd students HS (87% GPA) Interviews, Aptitude tests

Progress◦ BEd Program Review (2012)

◦ PGDE Program Review(2012)

Inaugural BEd Graduation Student Academic and

Extended Services Department Practicum partners MOE competencies E-portfolio assessment (2012)

Development/Progress of BTC Strategic driver 3

Provide best in-service programmes for existing teachers and school leaders.

275 PGDE students 526 Education Leadership

students - English resources

3323 Cadre students – not based on PMS

Circa 360,000 hrs of MOE PD

MOE, UoB, BTC evaluations

Teaching Fellows scheme (2011) ◦ MA (CPDL) designed

(2011) Secondment Scheme

(2010) Graduate Assistant

Scheme (2010) Ed Leadership Impact

Survey (2012)

Development/Progress of BTC Strategic Objective 4

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 ProjectManagement recruitmentRegistrationAcademic CalendarStudent ProgressQAA x UoBSAES x UoBLIM/IT x UoBNew building specs. Submitted

(2010)

University ClosedCSB audit of autonomous

agencies

Development/Progress of BTC Strategic Objective 5

Undertake research to contribute to educational policy and practice.

BTC Fellow Proposal (pending) BTC Secondment Proposal (pending) BTC Graduate Research Assistants

Proposal (pending) Faculty scholarship

◦ Published books (10),

◦ Chapters in books (4),

◦ Refereed journal articles (6),

◦ Curriculum books for schools (13+)

◦ Conference presentations (39)

◦ Four online journals. One published

◦ Rsedarch Grants x15 (BD28K)

Hosted Gulf Comparative Education Symposium

MA CPDL (pending) MA Math Ed/Science Curtin U Australia PGDE Gifted Ed Radboud Uni, Nejmedin,

Holland

Dean

Associate Dean Academic

Head Information

Technology

Head Human Resources

Vacant Student Academic & Extended

Services

Head Learning and Information

Management

Head English

VacantGraduate Studies & Research

HeadContinuing Professional

Development

Education Leadership

Program

Head Curriculum

Studies

Head Teaching Practice

BTC Council

U o B Council

MOE

Head Education Studies

Quality Assurance

Office

PGDEB.Ed.

MOE/BTC Strategy

MOE/BTC Coordinatio

n

VacantInitial Teacher

Education

Continuous Professional Developmen

t

Head Assets

Vacant Foundation Program

Vacant Director

Corporate and Finance

Head Arabic & Islamic

Current Situation: Organisation Chart

Manager Corporate and Finance

Current Situation: Programs x EnrollmentPrograms 2008 - 2012

2008.2009 Graduated

2009.2010 Year 4

2010.2011

Year 3

2011.2012 Year 2

2012.2013Enrollment

BEd Foundation 91 (86.5%)

188 (87.9%)

Bachelor of Education 74* 155 149 140 (89.2%)

164 (87.3%)

PGDE * 50* 33* 23* 0 0ITE (Total) 124 188 172 231 796PGDE MOE Teachers 45* 46* 82* 102* 0ELP (Adv. Dip.) 60* 54* 38* 53* 53ELP (Dip.) 75ELP (Cert.) 124Post Graduate Professional Development (Total)

105* 100* 120* 155* 252

Cadre PD (Total)   0 495 1134 694 1000CPD (Total) 105 595 1254 849 1252Total Registered Students

229 857 1655 1367 2048

*Graduated

Current Situation: Staffing

Lect Assist Prof

Assoc Prof

Profs % Faculty with

doctorate

% Research Active

(grants)

Bahraini 6 11 1 64% 11% (2)

Bilingual 5 9 4 1 73% 36% (7)

English only 4 8 4 1 76% 31% (4)

Total 14 28 9 2 71% 26%

Faculty Bahrainization 34%Administration Bahrainization 76%Total Bahrainization 50%

Challenges faced Quality and #’s of

enrolled students◦ English level

◦ CPD Admissions

Student Progress◦ Block schedule and F

grades

◦ CGPA, Academic probation, Summer school, 5th year, dismissal.

Succession Planning ◦ Quality and experience

◦ Linguistic skills

◦ Bahrainization

Marketing and Promotion

Governance structure◦ BTC/UoB Governing

Council?

Corporate Structure◦ Interpretations of by-laws

◦ Budget and Finance System

◦ ERP system

◦ SMIS system

◦ Staffing

Teaching Space? Strategic role of BTC on

system reforms.◦ MOE recruitment plan

◦ MOE curriculum plans

◦ MOE PD plan

◦ PMS x cadre

◦ PGPD at BTC.