In an environment of freedom, excellence and relevance, teacher education harnesses, develops and catalyses the constructive and productive use of the full potentials and capabilities of Filipino men and women into becoming creative, decisive, competitive, critically thinking and acting individuals who contribute to the:

• realization of Filipino identity and strong sense of national pride;
• cultivation and inculcation of moral and spiritual foundation;
• attainment of political maturity, economic stability and equitable social progress and;
• preservation and enrichment of the historical and cultural heritage of the Filipinos, as a people and a nation.

The main concern of teacher education is the preparation of globally competitive teachers who are imbued with the ideals, aspirations and traditions of Philippine life and are sufficiently equipped with pedagogical knowledge and skills. Specifically, teacher education programs are expected to produce teachers who can assume the following major roles:

• Effective synthesizer of organized knowledge to allow analytical and critical thinking;
• Efficient promoter and facilitator of learning to enable the learners to develop to the fullest their potentials for a continuing pursuit of self-education and;
• Committed humanist whose clear understanding and appreciation of human ideals and values aspire learners to reach greater heights of human aspirations.