North-East Development Commission, NEDC, said it will train 100,000 teachers across the six states in the geopolitical zone.
The Unit Officer, Scholarship, Training and Capacity Building, Mallam Abubakar Bulama stated this at a five-day capacity building for 200 basic education teachers in Gashua, Monday.
Bulama said the intervention was part of the commission’s broader mandate of rehabilitation, reconstruction and reintegration in the insurgency-affected region.
“The region has suffered low literacy and poor school enrolment due to insecurity. NEDC is committed to providing access to quality education by strengthening the capacity of teachers in the region.
“Already, we have trained no fewer than 300 teachers in the first phase. We are currently training 200 in Yobe North, with a long-term target of training 100,000 teachers across the region,” he said.
The officer urged participants to take advantage of the opportunity to improve their teaching skills for the benefit of the younger generation.
In his remarks, the lead consultant, Yalaye Nigeria Limited, Dr Muhammed Machina said the firm was selected to conduct the training, following a rigorous screening process.
Machina stated that the training focused on two thematic areas such as effective teaching and learning techniques, and Science, Technical, Engineering, Mathematics and Agriculture, STEMA, methodologies.
The consultant said the training would engage 100 teachers in STEMA-related subjects, while the other 100 participants would focus on effective classroom teaching methods.
On his part, the Provost, Umar Suleiman College of Education, Gashua, Dr AbdulRahman Danladi described the workshop as a timely intervention geared towards repositioning the education sector in the state.
Danladi said teaching is more than mere lesson delivery, stating that it involves inspiring learners through careful planning, facilitation, assessment and mentoring.
He encouraged the participants to engage fully with the facilitators to maximise the impact of the workshop.
Also speaking, the Director of Human Resource Management, Yobe State Teachers Service Board, Hajiya Falmata Muhammed thanked NEDC and the state government for organising the workshop.
