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Choosing an appropriate institution for acquiring purposeful education is quite difficult.

The institution should have environment. Dynamic staff and competitive curricula to meet challenges of new millennium

 

 

 

 

 

Sahib Raza Hasnain Kharal

Dy DG (SE/Administration)

 

 

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NISTE is committed to the provision of excellent education through comprehensive quality assurance strategy. Process and procedures are in place to ensure that our course and services meet the needs of our students. The web content can provide an outline only. Actual visit will instill confidence for joining the institution. NISTE is committed to provide excellent study environment to our students. You will obtain a comprehensive start to a successful and satisfying professional career and a winning track.

 

Vision

 

To transform the present semi-skilled manufacturing economy of the country to meet the future needs of the information age. This goal can be achieved only through training and re-training of our youth and teacher

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 Mission Statement

 

The Institute has set its mission to meet the challenges facing the country in the technologically advanced world of the 21st century. Pakistan needs a highly competent, versatile, productive and disciplined youth. NISTE is playing an important role in training and human resource development to help provide quality workforce for the nation’s future needs.

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Aims of the Institute

 

NISTE aims to improve and attain the quality science and technical education in consonance with the latest trends and practices in the advanced countries and produce manpower in accordance with the latest requirements of scientific and technological fields.

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 Goals of the Institute

 

  1. The Institute has set out its goal to meet the futuristic needs for quality improvement in science and technical education through the best utilization of its academic and educational resources.
  2. Keep abreast with the latest developments in the field of science and technical education.
  3. Undertake constant review, revision and updating of curricula of science subjects and technologies and addition of curricula for new up coming subjects and technologies suitable to Pakistani context.
  4. Develop, field test, dissemination and implement research-based  Curricula; Textbooks; Instructional Materials; and Teachers Training Programmes
  5. Undertake policy study in science and technical education in order to provide continuity of policy and direction for achieving long terms goals of science and technical education.
  6. Coordination at National Level
  7.  To provide platform at the national level for the coordination of developmental activities to improve science and technical education.
  8. To meet the futuristic needs for quality improvement in Science and Technical Education.
  9. These goals  are to be achieved through the active participation and collaboration of the Provincial/Area governments and similar agencies within the country and abroad.

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Introduction and Background

 

Brief Historical Background

 

In pursuance of the guide lines laid down by the founder of the nation Quaid-i-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinah for the “immediate and urgent need for training our people in the scientific and technical education”, the Government of Pakistan established the National Technical Teachers’ Training College (NTTTC) at Islamabad in 1982 under the administrative control of the Ministry of Education.   This was followed by the establishment of the Institute for the Promotion of Science and Technical Education (IPSET) in1989. The primary aim was to develop and promote technical and science education in the country. As a consequence of the government right-sizing policy, the two institutes were merged and restructured as the National Institute of Science and Technical Education (NISTE) on April 04, 1997.

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National Technical Teachers Training College (NTTTC)

National Technical Teachers Training College (NTTTC) was established in 1986 under the Technical Education Project Phase-I (1985-93) launched by the Ministry of Education, Government of Pakistan with the financial assistance of Asian Development Bank (ADB). The college was established as regional center for technical and vocational education. The main objectives of NTTTC were training and upgrading in-service technical teachers. It provides academic and teaching learning material resources for the polytechnic institutes in the country and is responsible for the supervision of technical education curricula. The Board of Governors under the chairmanship of the Federal Education Secretary, and the Executive Committee headed by the Director General were the bodies that govern and administer the NTTTC.

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Institute for the Promotion Science Education and Training (IPSET)

The Institute for the Promotion of Science Education & Training (IPSET) was established in 1989 under the Science Education Project for Secondary Schools Phase-I, launched by Government of Pakistan, Ministry of Education (1989-94) with the financial assistance of Asian Development Bank. The main aim of IPSET was to institutionalize the developmental efforts in the field of science education in the country. The Institute was chartered with the specific objectives for the advancement of science education in the country at the school level and to develop the science curriculum, prepare text books relative to these subject, train master teacher trainers, reform examinations and conduct research and evaluation studies. Later on the Institute was also empowered for the federal supervision of curricula; text books in science, mathematics and computer education in the country under the Act 1976. The Board of Governors, under the chairmanship of the Federal Minister for Education, and the Executive Committee, headed by the Federal Education Secretary, were the supreme bodies that govern and administer the Institute.

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National Institute of Science Technical Education (NISTE)

Spread over 30 acres of prime land in the center of Islamabad, the nation’s capital, NISTE is fully equipped to meet the challenges of the 21st century. The merger of the Institute for Promotion of Science Education and Training (IPSET) and National Technical Teacher Training College (NTTTC) was carried out in 1997 and restructured into NISTE. The functions and performance of the two organizations is to achieve quality education (science & technical) including in-service training (human resource development), research and development of instructional technology, co-ordination of science and technical education activities at the national and international levels, and popularization of scientific and technical culture in the country.

The restructuring of the two institutes is compact and cohesive and has improved internal efficiency in terms of optimum utilization of basic equipment, buildings and academic and human resource. The development programmes improved external efficiency by bringing science and technical education curricula in-line with labour/job market needs and improved links with industry, sister organizations and other sub-sectors of education.

NISTE is an apex Institute of the Ministry of Education to cater the futuristic needs at National and Regional levels in the field of Science and Technical Education. The Institute has developed and implemented at the national level the latest research-based curricula and teaching learning resource (TLR) material for the science subjects up to secondary level and technical subjects up to Diploma of Associate Engineer (DAE) level, alongwith the reforms of the examination system. Presently, NISTE is undertaking a large number of academic programmes of vital importance, some of which are as under: 

1) Educational and training courses in following areas: -

  • Science education
  • Vocational and technical education
  • Electronics
  • Electrical
  • Civil
  • Mechanical
  • Auto and diesel
  • Refrigeration and Air-Conditioning
  • Computer Science

2) Training of professionals and teachers in the various areas of science and technical education from all provinces of Pakistan, Pakistan Air Force, Pakistan Aeronautical Complex, ENERCON, Ministry of Labour Manpower and Overseas Pakistanis and National Rural Support Programmes (NRSP).

 

3) The Institute has recently revised the curricula for 3-year Diploma of Associate Engineer in more than twenty-five technologies (150 subjects) according to the emerging trends and the requirement of the age.

 

4) The Institute has launched a number of diploma and certificate programmes in various technologies including Information Technology.

 

5) The Institute is collaborating with foreign sister organisations like UNESCO, UNEVOC, CPSC, UNICEF, etc., for the development of science and technical education.

 

6) Development of textbooks and manuals for science & technical subjects for schools and polytechnics, respectively. Accordingly, a package of 42 science textbooks, 18 textbooks and 17 manuals for Matric Technical stream and 100 textbooks

and manuals for DAE students have been published by NISTE.

 

7) Initiated B.Ed.Tech. programmes as per National Education Policy 1998-2010 to meet the much needed professionally

trained teachers for the technical education system.

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Objectives of the Institute

 

The main objectives of the institute are:

  1. Develop research curriculum for science and technical education
  2. Develop teaching learning resource materials for effective teaching learning science and technical education elementary, secondary and post secondary levels of educational system.
  3. Training & staff development (Human Resource Development). The focus on  Science (biology, chemistry, physics, general science) and Mathematics, Technical education, Computer studies, IT courses, Skill development courses, and Poverty alleviation programmes.
  4. The courses are specially designed to cover a wide range of interests comprising Pedagogical aspects; Content area; Workshop practices; and Assessment.
  5. Develop cost effective teaching-learning resource (TLRs) Instructional materials and audio-video teaching aids
  6. Monitoring and evaluation of the curricula Evaluating science and technical education programmes Providing policy option and direction for promoting excellence in science and technical education
  7. Establishment of a management information system for science and technical education
  8. Undertake research in science and technical education
  9. Liaison with industry and co-ordination with national and international organizations in science and technical education
  10. Undertake Under-graduate and graduate studies in science and technical education and new emerging technologies
  11. Development of projects/schemes/proposals in science and technical education

 

 

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