Quaid-e-Azam Academy for Educational Development (QAED) Punjab is a premium training institute for the professional development of education managers and teachers across the province. It is an attached entity of School Education Department (SED), Government of the Punjab. Dispensation of quality education in the public schools is the avowed aim of QAED. It comprises a team of dedicated, committed and enthusiastic individuals who work tirelessly to groom the educational personnel for the achievement of desired standards of education. It is pertinent to mention here that the dream of achieving 100% literacy will remain elusive unless the teachers are equipped with mandatory skills and techniques which make the classroom environment child-friendly and learner-cantered. In order to make education accessible for each and every segment of society, QAED believes in equity and inclusiveness.
The Quaid-e-Azam Academy for Educational Development (QAED) is rendering valuable and meritorious services in the field of teachers’ training since last 50 years. The institution was established with the name of Education Extension Centre (EEC) in the year 1959. Since its inception it is contributing positively in the progression of quality education in the Province by working as a change agent. The Government has facilitated teacher development by evolving a specific role for the QAED as an organization solely responsible for coordinating and ensuring teacher development in the province.