Page 6 - COTAP Progress Report 2015

Setting off on a journey

to excellence…

The Committee on Professional Development of
Teachers and Principals (COTAP) was reconstituted
from the former Advisory Committee on Teacher
Education and Qualifications (ACTEQ) in June 2013.
It takes on a more holistic purview of advising the
Government on the professional development for
the continuum of the teaching profession, including
teachers and school leaders, at different career
stages. Our other important function is to provide
a platform for networking, sharing, interactive
exchange and collaboration among the teaching
profession. We will also commission educational
research and evaluation studies to inform policy
and strategy formulation with an evidence-based
approach.

Since COTAP’s inception, we have engaged
in extensive dialogue with key stakeholders in
the education sector to discuss and understand
the aspirations of, and challenges faced by, the
teaching profession as it shoulders the responsibility
of preparing our younger generation for the
21st century, a new era noted for its vagueness,
uncertainties, complexity and ambiguities. This
is to enhance mutual understanding, form shared
views and explore opportunities for collaboration.
We recognise that education in the 21st century,
especially in the local context of Hong Kong,
should be for nurturing our young people, not only
4 with knowledge and skills for life-long learning,