About DIET
The DIET Vadalur came in to existence during the third phase, i.e. in 1999-2000. DIET Vadalur few kms away from Cuddalore District. The DIET comprises 7 branches for providing services to both Pre-service and In-service sector of Education. There are 19 academic staff members including the Principal.
Our Mission
Building a generation of excellent teachers fired with a spirit of service and higher values
Our Vision
To provide academic and resource support from the grass-root level for the success of various training programmes
and strategies being undertaken in all areas of education
Objectives of DIET
- To implement child-centric curriculum, syllabus for Standard I to XII.
- To sensitize concerned authorities in the district on the rights of children to free and compulsory education.
- To function as District Resource Centers, extended training centers and District unit of SCERT.
- To provide resource support to SSA and RMSA in designing training programme and providing training to District level trainers and teacher educators.
- To forge linkages with institutions of Higher education, to promote curricular changes in Teacher Education based on ;National Curriculum Frame Work of Teacher Education, 2009.
- To revise Teacher Education source books at the elementary level incorporating the latest state guided reforms inevaluation (i.e.,) Continuous and Comprehensive Evaluation (CCE).
- To provide academic monitoring support services, professional support in terms of academic research and extension services to all the stakeholders in the field of education in the district.
- To help all the Schools to implement the developmental policies and welfare measures of the State Government tonurture the holistic development of the personality of children.
- To facilitate school heads to become instructional supervisors and ensure quality learning at all levels of schooling.
- To help schools guarantee Universalization of Elementary and Secondary Education to all students who join Government and Aided schools.
- To scout the outstanding class room processes and disseminate the best practices among all the teachers
- To assist teachers, through BRCs and CRCs in undertaking action researches and find unconventional solutions to classroom issues.
- To evolve ICT based training data management to record individual teacher profiles and provide need based academic support to influence lasting changes in knowledge, skills and attitudes.
- To serve as a district disseminating centre of Educational Research and action researches