To evaluate teacher competence effectively, teacher educators should be able to:

• define appropriate criteria for evaluating teachers’ skills and knowledge
• evaluate teachers’ skills and knowledge using a range of tools and methods, such as observation, self-assessment and student feedback
• give teachers oral and written feedback that is clear, specific and related to the evaluation criteria
• evaluate teachers formatively and use the results to support teacher learning
• evaluate teachers in a manner that is transparent, fair and which supports their professional learning