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The Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah Institute of Education is one of the faculties in Universiti Brunei Darussalam. Students enrolled in the Institute of Education also take courses in the other faculties according to their future teaching specializations.

The Institute’s main purpose is the preparation of primary, secondary and technical school teachers and educational administrators. In addition, it provides introductory courses related to more specialized educational roles such as guidance and counselling, remedial teaching and curriculum design.

The Institute’s teaching programme is guided by the belief that the professional education of teachers is an on-going process. It begins with the pre-service or initial phase of training and continues throughout the teachers’ careers through their participation in upgrading and in-service courses. The Institute therefore also gives high priority to the upgrading of teacher’s qualifications and the provision of short in-service courses.

The handbook attempts to provide the reader with a readily referable source of information on the academic programmes of the Faculty. Section A [pg.2] is a brief statement of the Faculty’s role in Universiti Brunei Darussalam, its aims and objectives and the means of achieving those aims and objectives.

Mission, Aims and Objectives

The mission of the Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah Institute of Education is to facilitate the development of professionals, who are committed to the process of optimizing the potential of the future generation in sustaining the development of Brunei Darussalam as a peace-loving and progressive nation.
The main aim of the Institute is the preparation of highly qualified personnel for teaching, educational administration and other fields of work in primary and secondary schools and technical schools and colleges, who are dedicated to their work and responsive to the needs of their country. This aim is reflected in the content of the course offerings and in practice teaching.

The Institute sees its responsibility in teacher education as crucial for the overall quality of education in Brunei Darussalam. Essential to the successful pursuit of teaching according to today’s standards is a knowledge of the nature of teaching and learning and of the processes involved, of the functions of education in a changing Asian-Islamic society, and of the management of educational institutions in accordance with modern educational thinking. The courses offered are designed to produce graduates who are well qualified as teachers and officers in a wide range of positions.

Another aim of the Institute is the acquisition and extension of the store of fundamental knowledge about education. Through the continuous study of educational problems by the academic staff, the Institute hopes to increase existing knowledge about education, particularly in the Brunei context. It is through such contributions that the professional service of education is constantly improved.

Finally, the Institute also aims to involve its staff and students in activities geared towards serving the community. Encouraging students to offer their services to the community is seen as one way to prepare them to become more caring and civic-conscious teachers and officers in education.

The main objectives of the Institute are as follows:

  1. Human Resource Development.
    By continuing to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of teaching and learning. The Institute will endeavour, through pre-service as well as in-service and postgraduate teacher education, to develop skillful, informed and reflective educators who will be responsible for preparing future citizens to be entrepreneural and communitarian in outlook.

  2. Curriculum Development.
    Through collaborative research and evaluation, the Institute will contribute to the progressive development of curricula, not only for schools and colleges but also for teacher education itself that would be relevant to the future needs of society.

  3. Community Development.
    Through community-oriented activities, such as parental education, the Institute will help create an awareness within the community of the changes that education and teacher education are likely to undergo as well as adjustments that need to be made at home and in the community to complement and supplement these changes.

  4. Technological Development.
    Through active and proactive exploration and exploitation of the rapidly accelerating advances in education and information technology, the Institute will contribute towards the development of a future generation that will have the right attitudes to keep up with, if not to stay ahead of, the technological revolution that has already begun.

The Institute of Education offers programmes at degree, post-graduate and certificate levels.

The Programmes are:

English Medium

Master of Education in Educational Management, in Science and Mathematics Education, in Language Education and Special Education

BA Education
BA Primary Education
B Ed (Primary)
B Ed in General Science
BSc Education
Certificate in Special Education
Certificate in English Language Teaching
PGCE (Secondary)
Certificate in Lower Secondary Science Education
Certificate in Technical Education
Post Graduate Certificate in Technical Education
Diploma in Primary Education
Post Graduate Certificate in Education

Malay Medium

Master of Education in Islamic Studies
Post Graduate Certificate in Education (Secondary Religious)
BA Education
Certificate in Teaching of Malay Language
Certificate in Educational Management
Certificate in Early Childhood Education
Certificate in Guidance and Counselling
Diploma in Guidance and Counselling

Each of the above programmes, with the exception of the Certificate in Educational Management, Post Graduate Certificate in Education, and Master of Education, is designed to allow students to take their Education studies concurrently with their Science and Arts subjects. In this way students have the opportunity to develop gradually an understanding of the teaching and learning processes throughout their period of study, while also undertaking specialized studies in other disciplines.


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