In an effort to improve teaching profession for quality education, Kano State Government in collaboration with National Project Coordinating Unit of the IDEAS has sponsored 105 Technical Teachers for a 3-week training workshop at Access International Hotel, Kaduna.
Addressing the Participants at Rumfa College shortly before they leave for Kaduna, the State Commissioner of Education Alhaji Umar Haruna Doguwa disclosed that the workshop is aimed at increasing the number of competent and motivated technical teachers statewide.
He explained that the training programme was divided in to two batch with first commencing with the 105 technical teachers comprising male and female from the state technical schools.
He stressed that the training is in line with the present administration’s policy of reviving the education sector through rigorous training to improve their skills.
According to him, areas to be covered during the forum include Pedagogy, Digital Skills Trade Specific Areas among others.
” under this training programme, our technical teachers are going to receive intensive training on three major areas that involved pedagogy, digital skills and trade acquisition skills to widen their knowledge and talents on technical education ” said Doguwa.
He further maintained that in an effort to boost technical education in the state, Kano State Governor Alhaji Abba Kabir Yusuf has directed for the immediate completion of all technical colleges being initiated by the former Governor Engineer Rabi’u Musa Kwankwaso.
He added that plan is also underway to establish technical college of education in the state so as to provide advanced technical education to youths particularly at this time that white collar jobs are not forthcoming.
He commended NGOs working with ministry for their commitment towards ensuring that the ends justify the means across all sectors of development.
To the Participants, Umar Doguwa charged them to make the best use of what they would learn during the the programme.
In his remarks, the Project Coordinator National Project Coordinating Unit of IDEAS Project Alhaji Sani Wada Bala appreciated the tremendous support the project enjoys from Kano State Government which he said contributed immensely towards attaining set goal.
Also speaking ,the Senior Special Assistant to the Governor on teacher training Alhaji Yusuf Abdullahi Yanoko assured teachers in the state of the present administration’s commitment towards enhancing the profession.
