Is teaching a profession or employment or Both ?Explain.
Muskaan, teaching can be regarded both- profession as well as employment. Teaching fulfils both the features of profession and employment; as stated below.
Teaching as a profession
i. Professional degree and knowledge: A profession requires an individual to possess in-depth knowledge of the field.Teaching requires degree of B.Ed after graduation in honours degree.
ii. Code of conduct: Every profession follows an ethical code of conduct as prescribed by the concerned professional associations. In case of teaching, one needs to have B.Ed degree from a UGC recognised university.
iii. Professional association: Every profession is associated with a professional association/body that provides guidelines for the behaviour/code of conduct of the members. Likewise, teachers also are guided by teacher associations for instance in KV, CBSE, etc.
iv. Restricted entry: Entry in a profession is restricted through some requirements such as possession of a specific degree, knowledge of a specialised skill and membership of some professional association. No one else other than one who fulfils the minimum eligibility criteria can become a teacher.
v. Service motto: Every professional aims at giving prime importance to client servicing. Teachers have a noble service motto of teaching students.
Hence, teaching is a profession.
Teaching as an employment
i. Easy commencement: Employment commences as soon as the appointment letter and the service agreement is signed by the employee (teacher).
ii. No capital required: No capital is required to enter into a service or employment. Teachers need not to have any initial capital requirement to initialise teaching.
iii. Code of conduct: It is mandatory for every employee to follow the rules and regulations prescribed by the management of a school.
iv. No job transfer: Employment cannot be transferred from one person to another or from one organisation to another.
v. Performance: An employee needs to perform the tasks and duties assigned by the employer.
vi. Wages: Employees are given wages or salaries by the employer as remuneration for their services.
Hence, teaching is an employment too.
Teaching as a profession
i. Professional degree and knowledge: A profession requires an individual to possess in-depth knowledge of the field.Teaching requires degree of B.Ed after graduation in honours degree.
ii. Code of conduct: Every profession follows an ethical code of conduct as prescribed by the concerned professional associations. In case of teaching, one needs to have B.Ed degree from a UGC recognised university.
iii. Professional association: Every profession is associated with a professional association/body that provides guidelines for the behaviour/code of conduct of the members. Likewise, teachers also are guided by teacher associations for instance in KV, CBSE, etc.
iv. Restricted entry: Entry in a profession is restricted through some requirements such as possession of a specific degree, knowledge of a specialised skill and membership of some professional association. No one else other than one who fulfils the minimum eligibility criteria can become a teacher.
v. Service motto: Every professional aims at giving prime importance to client servicing. Teachers have a noble service motto of teaching students.
Hence, teaching is a profession.
Teaching as an employment
i. Easy commencement: Employment commences as soon as the appointment letter and the service agreement is signed by the employee (teacher).
ii. No capital required: No capital is required to enter into a service or employment. Teachers need not to have any initial capital requirement to initialise teaching.
iii. Code of conduct: It is mandatory for every employee to follow the rules and regulations prescribed by the management of a school.
iv. No job transfer: Employment cannot be transferred from one person to another or from one organisation to another.
v. Performance: An employee needs to perform the tasks and duties assigned by the employer.
vi. Wages: Employees are given wages or salaries by the employer as remuneration for their services.
Hence, teaching is an employment too.