This document outlines the qualities, competencies, and professional characteristics expected of commerce teachers. It lists qualities like accepting new trends, being updated in the subject matter, maintaining community contact, and engaging in research. Professional competencies include conceptual, contextual, content-related, transactional, education-related, evaluation, management skills, and skills for working with parents and agencies. Teaching is considered a profession as it requires specialized study and training, provides skilled services for a fee, and displays traits like a specialized body of knowledge, code of ethics, membership in a professional group, and commitment to lifelong learning and development of members.

1. QUALITIES AND
COMPETENCIES
OF COMMERCE
TEACHER
Presented by: Surekha V S
Assistant Professor in Commerce Education
SVTEC Akkikkavu

2. QUALITIES OF
A COMMERCE
TEACHER
 Accept the new trends in the
profession
 Be update in the subject
 Maintain a good contact with
the community
 Be a researcher in commerce
 Competent to use the new
and socialized method of
instruction

3. Professional Competencies listed by NCTE
 Conceptual
 Contextual
 Content related
 Transaction
 Education related
 Competency related to the development of teaching learning materials
 Evaluation
 Management competencies
 Competency related to working with parents
 Competency related to working with community & other agencies

4. IS TEACHING A
PROFESSION?
A profession can be defined as
an occupation which requires
some specialized study and
training, and the purpose of
which is generally to provide
skilled services and guidance in
lieu of a definite fee or
remuneration.

5. Traits of
professionalism
 Possession of specialized
body of knowledge
 Render social service
 Continuous in-service
training
 Code of ethics
 Membership in a
concerned group
 Ensure development of its
members

6. Characteristics of Teaching profession
 Provides social service
 Common code of ethics
 In service growth
 Systematic body of knowledge
 Life-long learning & training
 Autonomy
 Teachers’ Association

7. PROFESSIONAL
ETHICS
Professional ethics is defined as the personal and corporate rules that govern
behavior within the context of a particular profession.

8. Code of Professional
Ethics for School
Teachers
1. Responsibility towards
Students
2. Obligations towards
parents, community and
society
3. Obligations towards the
profession of teaching and
towards Colleagues

9. THANK YOU