The Cape Teaching and Leadership Institute (CTLI) is responsible for the in-service training of teachers, school leaders and curriculum officials of the Western Cape Education Department (WCED). The CTLI is dedicated to the continuous development and support of teachers to address gaps in their content knowledge and improve pedagogical practices. It also aims to address school management capacity deficiencies.
The WCED teachers who participate in CTLI interventions gain enhanced capacity to deliver learning programmes with renewed confidence. In addition, they are more capable of accepting the challenges and opportunities for occupational development and progress that are related to life-long learning and 21st century readiness. Furthermore, they can give reality to the vision of the WCED of quality education for every child, in every classroom, in every school in the province.
The WCED teachers who participate in CTLI interventions gain enhanced capacity to deliver learning programmes with renewed confidence. In addition, they are more capable of accepting the challenges and opportunities for occupational development and progress that are related to life-long learning and 21st century readiness. Furthermore, they can give reality to the vision of the WCED of quality education for every child, in every classroom, in every school in the province.
- Support Services: ensures that CTLI's state-of-the-art facility is well maintained.
- Teaching Practice Improvement (TPI): provides curriculum related Professional Learning Opportunities (PLOs) for teachers.
- Professional Development (PD): responsible for the improvement of teacher qualifications, managing the Continuous Professional Teacher Development (CPTD) system for the province and coordinating the annual Teacher Appreciation and National Teaching Awards (NTA).
- Education Library and Information Service (EDULIS): provides library and information services to teachers and officials.
- Leadership Academy (LA): develops leadership competencies across the WCED and particularly within schools.
- Programme Design and Development (PDD): creates and enhances learning programmes and resources.
Since its inception in 2002, the CTLI delivers teacher professional development of outstanding quality. The CTLI will continue on this path and innovate its systems and practices to be one of the best of its kind in the world.
The office of the Director provides strategic guidance and leadership to ensure that the institute is effectively managed.
Granville Stander
