What is professional standard in education?

Professional standard includes knowledge and skills  that are demanded from those people  who work in education system.  We have different kinds of standards in education system. This could be  for example a teacher or school principal or vocational education teacher standard.

Standard is normative document which also helps the teacher or director to take orientation what theoretical knowledge and practical skills are required for teacher in order to meet the standard requirements.

For what is standard required in education system?

Professional standard in education has different functions. Standards are used as a mechanism of self-assessment. The head teacher or school principal will be able to  assess their own knowledge  or skills based on the standard. The taecher or director will himself  decide whether or not his professionalism  meets  the requirements of professional standards.

Standards are also used to evaluate the activities  of a teacher or school principal. This may be assessment of school  administration, students, parents, or from the state  certification.  Assessment  by o bserving  on  learning  process  (observe results of  directors,  psychologist).

One of the main  purposes  of the standards is that based on  professional  standard higher education institutions are preparing future   teachers  and  school principals. Professionalstandards  are also used  in the process of   school authorization and accreditation. The standard is dynamic document  that will change  over  time.  Changes in the standard   associated with changes in education system.  Based on the standard they prepare modern and competitive citizen.