St. Ann's Teacher Training Institute for Women, Mangalore was started at a time when no primary teacher training institute existed along the west Coast of Karnataka and hence the need for one such was deeply felt. The Institute offers course Diploma in education both in Kannada and English Medium. It is the concern of the Management that good teachers are trained for teaching in English Medium Schools at the Elementary Level as there are no training institutes for such teachers in the District of Dakshina Kannada. Besides, the number of Elementary English Medium schools is ever on the increase.