Bahrain Teachers College (BTC) was fully accredited with no areas of improvement or stipulations on April 23, 2023 by the Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation(CAEP). This action resulted in the maximum 7-year accreditation
CAEP Accountability Measures:
The following programs are accredited by CAEP:
• Bachelor of Education – Cycle 1(Arabic Language & Islamic Studies/English Language Education/Math & Science)
• Bachelor of Primary Education
• Postgraduate Diploma in Education (Arabic Language)
• Postgraduate Diploma in Education (English Language)
• Postgraduate Diploma in Education (ICT)
• Postgraduate Diploma in Education (Islamic Studies)
• Postgraduate Diploma in Education (Maths)
• Postgraduate Diploma in Education (Science)
• Educational Leadership Program (Discontinued)
• School Leadership Program
• Teacher Leadership Program
Subsequent to gaining accreditation, BTC has opened the Special Education Program, and further specialisations in the Postgraduate Diploma in Education, for which it will seek accreditation in the next cycle and is already collecting the appropriate data.
Measure 1: Completer Impact and Effectiveness
According to the University of Bahrain’s Survey Guide, the Alumni Survey is conducted every 2 years after the graduation of the first batch. The Alumni Survey targets those who have spent around 2 to 3 years in the workplace to gain insights of the graduates’ views and perceptions of the programs that graduate from. The listed surveys covered the Bachelor of Education program, the Postgraduate Diploma in Education, and the School Leadership Program. The remaining programs are enlisted for this survey as follows:
• Bachelor of Education (Study plan 2024-2025) is due during 2030-2031
• Postgraduate Diploma in Education (Study plan 2024-2025) is due during 2028-2029
• Bachelor of Primary Education (Study plan 2023-2024) is due during 2029-2030
• Special Education Program is due during 2025-2026
• School Leadership Program is due during 2024-2025 (to be completed by the end of SII 2024-25)
• Teacher Leadership Program is due during 2024-2025(to be completed by the end of SII 2024-25)
Prior to this, the Ministry of Education is also consulted basis for their views of completer impact of effectiveness.
- Bachelor of Education Program Alumni Survey Report 2020-2021
- Postgraduate Diploma in Education Program Alumni Survey Report 2020-2021
- School Leadership Program Alumni Survey Report 2022-2023
Measure 2: Satisfaction of Employers and Stakeholder Involvement
The Program Principal Survey is conducted to gather data regarding the satisfaction of the employers and stakeholders of BTC graduates from different programs. The listed surveys covered the Bachelor of Education program and the Postgraduate Diploma in Education. Focus group interviews is a qualitative tool to gather more insights about BTC graduates from different programs. The listed focus group report covered the Bachelor of Education program, the Postgraduate Diploma in Education, and the School Leadership Program. The remaining programs are enlisted for this survey as follows:
• Bachelor of Education (Study plan 2024-2025) is due during 2030-2031
• Postgraduate Diploma in Education (Study plan 2024-2025) is due during 2028-2029
• Bachelor of Primary Education (Study plan 2023-2024) is due during 2029-2030
• Special Education Program – Academic Year 2025-2026
• Teacher Leadership Program – Academic Year 2024-2025 (to be completed by the end of SII 2024-25)
• School Leadership Program – Academic Year 2024-2025 (to be completed by the end of SII 2024-25)
Prior to this, the Ministry of Education is also consulted for their views on all aspects of the programme.
- Bachelor of Education Program Principal Survey Report 2020-2021
- Postgraduate Diploma in Education Program Principal Survey Report 2020-2021
- Perceptions of BTC Completers’ Effectiveness – MOE
Measure 3: Candidate Competency at Program Completion
The Senior Exit Survey is conducted on annual basis upon the graduation of the batches. It aims to gather data regarding the satisfaction of BTC graduates from different programs. It measures the graduate’s satisfaction in terms of university facilities and support services, academic advising, teaching and learning quality, overall university experience, as well as future plans.
Academic Year 2023-2024
• School Leadership Program
• Special Education Program
• Teacher Leadership Program
The listed surveys below covered all programs for the Academic year 2022-2023, which are the Bachelor of Education program, the Postgraduate Diploma in Education, the School Leadership Program, the Teacher Leadership Program, and the Special Education Program.
Academic Year 2022-2023
- Bachelor of Education Program Senior Exit Survey Report 2022-2023
- Postgraduate Diploma in Education Program Senior Exit Survey Report 2022-2023
- School Leadership Higher Diploma Program Senior Exit Survey Report 2022-2023
- Teacher Leadership Higher Diploma Program Senior Exit Survey Report 2022-2023
- Special Education Higher Diploma Program Senior Exit Survey Report 2022-2023
The remaining programs are as follows:
• Bachelor of Education (Study plan 2024-2025) is due during 2028-2029
• Postgraduate Diploma in Education (Study plan 2024-2025) is due during 2025-2026
• Bachelor of Primary Education (Study plan 2023-2024) is due during 2027-2028
Measure 4: Ability of Completers to be Hired in Education Position for Which They Have Been Prepared:
All BTC students are employees of the Ministry of Education, and postgraduate student numbers are restricted to promotion opportunities availability. Therefore, we have a 100% graduation rate.
