Identity area
Type of entity
Corporate body
Authorized form of name
Joint Board of Teacher Education
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Standardized form(s) of name according to other rules
Other form(s) of name
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Description area
Dates of existence
1963 - 1983
History
The Joint Board of Teacher Education (JBTE) was established by the Province of British Columbia in 1963, in the revision of the University Act, whereby Simon Fraser University and the University of Victoria came into existence alongside the University of British Columbia. The JBTE comprised representatives from each of the universities, their Faculties of Education, the Ministry of Education, the Department of Education, the BC School Trustees Association, and the BC Teachers Federation. Its mandate was to ensure the high quality of teacher instruction in the province by reviewing the curriculum, staffing, budget, and facilities of the Faculties of Education; to make recommendations to the universities and the Ministry; and to initiate changes to teacher training. The JBTE was the successor to the Joint Board of College of Education (1955-1963). It was abolished in the 1983 amendment of the University Act.