The Pre-service component is building a mass of effective teacher educators for primary and junior secondary school teachers. These would be achieved through the following objectives:

1. Supporting the implementation of the new National Certificate on Education (NCE) curriculum;

2. Facilitating the restructuring of Collegs of Education (CoEs) consistent with the new NCE curriculum;

3. Supporting the enhancement of quality assurance processes and procedures;

4. Supporting National Commission for Colleges of Education (NCCE) Quality Assurance (QA) processes and procedures;

5. Enhancing active learning pedagogies and update subject knowledge of CoE staff; and

6. Enhancing the quality of teaching practice.