The NEP addresses teacher education by emphasizing the need to provide specialized courses for teachers while also giving them autonomy and not requiring them to do non-teaching tasks. Teachers are often unable to fulfill their teaching responsibilities because of shortages and non-teaching responsibilities assigned to them, which also has fueled negative attitudes toward children with disabilities. The policy looks to make special education a specialization for regular teachers as opposed to being just a job for special educators, who are often under paid and experience exploitative working conditions.