St. Joseph College of Teacher Education for Women, Ernakulam
dedicated to St. Joseph is established, owned and run by the Vimala Province
of the Congregation of the Mother of Carmel (CMC). “CMC is a religious
and charitable association of a religious minority group within the purview
of the constitution of India (CMC Con.No.002).” CMC is the first indigenous
congregation for women in the Syro-Malabar Church founded on February 13th
1866.
It is universally acknowledged that education is an effective means
for social reconstruction and to a great extent; it offers solutions to the problems
a society is faced with. Realizing the significance of teacher education, Vimala
Province entered into this realm through the establishment of the St. Joseph
Training College for Women in 1957. As women, we consider it as our special
call to promote the status of women everywhere especially in our country. With
this specific objective we started this college exclusively for women. CMC has
invested money, manpower and materials mainly in the apostolate of education.
Ever since its inception, the successive provincial superiors of the province have
been pillars of this institution acting as the Educational Agency.
Keeping to the spirit of our founder Blessed Chavara Kuriakose Elias we dream of forming empowered teachers who lead a life imbued in faith in God, realizing their full potential and passionately contributing to build a learned society rooted in love and unity.
The college strives for the integral liberation of women through life oriented education, transforming them to responsible citizens who respond proactively to the global challenges with courage and commitment, build a just social order, and be stewards of this universe as modelled in the person of Jesus Christ.
"Together we form JOSEPHITES (Just, Obedient to the will of God, Socially committed, Evolving, Patriotic, Hardworking, Inspiring Teachers who are also Enthusiastic Stewards of nature)."
"Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world"