150 teachers in Volta, Oti regions trained in standardised curriculum
Plan International Ghana, a non-governmental organisation (NGO), has trained 150 basic school teachers in the Volta and Oti Regions in Ho on the new standardised curriculum in order to prepare the teachers adequately to deliver on their mandate.
The beneficiary teachers were drawn from 25 basic schools from South Tongu, Afadzato South District, North Tongu, and Hohoe Municipality all in the Volta Region, and the Guan District in the Oti Region.
Speaking at the end of the three-day workshop, the Plan International Ghana Programme Co-ordinator, Mr Alfred Dzikunu, said Plan International Ghana education programme aimed at equipping teachers on the new curriculum to enable them to understand the changing trends in education, which would enable them to teach pupils effectively.
Mr Dzikunu stressed on the need for teachers to ensure gender-friendly practices in teaching their pupils and create the needed atmosphere for children to learn based on the new curriculum developed to bring favourable teaching outcomes.
He said it was important for teachers to deliver on their mandate, and produce children to fit into the international education system and become global citizens and responsible adults.
Mr Dzikunu, therefore, asked the beneficiary teachers to put their new skills and knowledge to bear on their activities to improve pupil’s performances and ensure that the desired learning outcomes were achieved.
The Southern Programme Influencing and Impact Area Manager of Plan International Ghana, Mr Mathias Gangana, underlined that the programme aimed at complementing government’s efforts to promote quality education, since government alone could not address all the educational needs of the country.
Again, Mr Gangana said Plan International Ghana decided to complement the government’s development efforts in the area of education to prepare the teachers on the new curriculum in order to facilitate the educational needs of the country.
The Volta Regional Girls Education Officer, Ms Millicent Dake Gadzanku, commended Plan International Ghana for the initiative, since teachers were unable to deliver the new curriculum, and was confident that the new knowledge acquired would enable them deliver the standard education curriculum.
The Officer in Charge of Training and Staff Development at the Volta Regional Education Directorate, Mr Francis Mensah Vidzro, indicated that Plan International Ghana had committed resources to teacher development like building of classrooms, provided teaching and learning materials, and improved personal hygiene in schools in the operational areas over the years.
He, therefore, appealed to individuals and other NGOs in the area of education to extend their activities to the Volta Region to promote quality education in the region, which he stressed was the key to social and economic development.
FROM SAMUEL AGBEWODE,
HO
