However, he warned that continuing to "dramatically reduce our teacher training intake" could damage the viability of the two local teacher training colleges - Stranmillis and St Mary's in Belfast.
The minister then announced a two-stage study of the teacher training infrastructure, to consider the affordability of the current system and the options for a more shared and integrated system.
Serious problems have been identified in the quality of pre-service teacher training, in terms of both subject matter knowledge and skills in the field of teaching that are necessary to be effective in the classroom.
The main focus for the five above countries in the last biennium was a series of three or four intensive workshops, working through Ministries of Education and teacher training institutions to improve the competencies of teachers.
The partnership will also focus on these countries, with projects that increase the numbers of women in teacher training institutions, and encourage the recruitment of women to leadership positions in education.
In 1998, 46% of those beginning teacher training for secondary schools had this level of degree, while in 2012, this had risen to 59%, the researchers said, although they added that this was in line with the rising proportion of good degrees being awarded.
The event will be attended by major national and international experts who will discuss topics such as teacher training in the United States and the European Union, the importance and limits of comparative education in teacher training.
The executive director of the Teacher Training Agency, Graham Holley, said its own analysis indicated that 90% of last year's trainees were in teaching posts six months after their training with another 5% actively seeking employment.
However, she admitted that a lack of teacher training places or permanent teaching posts would not have deterred her from going into the profession.
This requires public policies that institute effective mechanisms for the regulation, accreditation, and support of teacher training institutions, and means of verifying the skills possessed by graduates.
One of the priorities of the new trust - which will be controlled by Mr Premji - is to establish a university in Bangalore to raise the quality of teacher training in India.
His recent research has concentrated on ICT4D, focusing on its use in the context of teacher training in Africa, on a critique of budget support mechanisms in international aid, and on the use of partnerships in ICT4D practice.
His recent research has concentrated especially on ICT4D, focusing on its use in the context of teacher training in Africa, on a critique of budget support mechanisms in international aid, and on the use of partnerships in ICT4D practice.
Paying teachers more upfront while at the same time requiring five years (or more) of teacher training at expensive, top-tier universities represents a huge investment not only from the taxpayer but from education schools and potential teachers as well.
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The seminar aims to discuss the main achievements and challenges of teacher training, through the analysis of international experiences in education as well as discuss the Comparative Education in the context of the needs for improvement of basic education teachers.
In reply to supplementary questions from the UUP's Mike Nesbitt, the DUP's Mervyn Storey and Anna Lo of Alliance, Mr Farry said he hoped to make a full statement to the assembly on the issue of teacher training colleges in a week or two.
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This requires that the State plays a central role in resource provision and regulation, a commitment by schools to promote collaborative learning and to take into account the specific needs of teachers at different stages in the career path, and the involvement of teacher training institutions.
They include the Dublin-based European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions (Eurofound), and the European Training Foundation (ETF), which deals with teacher training and the skills profiles of migrants.
To this end, Ms Kamarck talks enthusiastically of computer-focused teacher training and pilot programmes that may improve applications of existing science.
On this day, we call for the creation of supportive teaching environments, adequate teacher training and safeguards for the rights of teachers.
Suzie was in the second year of her teacher training, skipping lectures.
Mr Farry turned to the wider picture of the teacher training system, and Stranmillis's counterpart in the Catholic sector, St Mary's University College.
Deputy chairperson of the employment and learning committee, the DUP's Tom Buchanan, said the board of the teacher training college should come up with a "Plan B".
For all that, it is strongly backed by schools of education, which have a monopoly of teacher-training, and by teachers' unions, whose members make more money when it is artificially hard for others to get into the profession.
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Cook Islands young people care and are very much aware about their educational environment, be it available resources, asbestos at Nikao Maori School, flooding at Avarua School, or well trained teachers and the effect the possible closure of the Teacher Training College will have on their future.
The government is expected to publish details on Monday of changes to teacher training.
And that's why our recovery package put a lot of emphasis on teacher training, teacher recruitment, teacher retention, professional development.
Haiti can count on UNESCO in all its actions, whether it is capacity building or improving the quality of education through teacher training and curriculum development.
Progressive thinkers such as Piaget and Young have been squeezed out of the teacher-training curriculum, as first the Tories and now Labour have insisted that courses put more emphasis on practical teaching tips.
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