Designs in-service training programmes for teacher educators.
Provides in-service training to practising teachers.
Undertakes state level research projects and studies.
Selects candidates for admission to Diploma in Elementary Teacher Education (D.El. Ed) course through Single Window System.
Develops and revises Teacher Education Curriculum for D.El. Ed
Develops Source Books for the D.El. Ed Course
Frames Guidelines for Quality Pre-service and In-service Teacher Education.
Facilitates and promotes the development of professional skills of Teacher Educators.
Disseminates innovative techniques and methods in the field of Education through workshops, regular publications of a journal & training programmes.
Develops a State and District Level Resource and Expert Advisory Group to support all activities undertaken by TNSCERT.
Organizes training programmes for Teacher Educators and Teachers.
Promotes coordination and linkages with other teacher educational institutions.
Develops and revises the State School Education Curriculum for classes I to XII.
Develops text books for standards I to XII
Facilitates and promotes the development of professional skills of teachers.
Organizes Evaluation programmes in the field of Teacher Education and School Education.
Undertakes research activities for promoting Quality in Teacher Education and School Education.
Provides research and academic support to organizations like Non-Formal and Adult Education and SSA.
Designs and implements special programmes and schemes like School Adolescence Education Programme, Population Education Programme, Early Childhood Care and Education, Achievement Surveys, Centrally Sponsored activities like district specific programmes, in-service training programmes to teachers, BRC personnel, supervisory staff.
Develops Software for Educational Television Programmes
Coordinates with other organizations such as RIE, Mysore, Regional Institute of English, Bangalore, NCERT, NUEPA, etc.
Organises Exposure Visits for the faculty members of TNSCERT and diets to the institutes of excellence throughout the country.
Organises training programmes to administrators through SIEMAT