To pursue exellence in academic and professional standards within the Scheme of Association through an on-going relationship of dialogical management ; To promote professional growth within the Scheme of encouraging levels of institutional responsebility; To promote professional growth within the Scheme of encouraging levels of institutional responsebility; To providestaff - development opportunities for College personnel and other educators by offering courses and workshops in areas oof greatest professional need; To promote the development of a research culture at all levels of the Scheme ,namely among staff and students both in the department of Teacher Education and at colleges; To provide a national resource for consultancy and extension on all matters related to the pre-service and in service education of teachers; To create and operate innovative mechanisms for acquiring and controlling funds for the procurement and management of resources to support staff development, collaborative research ,and for improved communications with other educational institutions.