DTSG Committed To Continuous Training Of Teachers In Delta – Says Ukah
ASABA/Nigeria: The Delta Government has reiterated its commitment in training and retraining of teachers to meet the national and global demands in education.
The Secretary to the State Government (SSG), Chief Patrick Ukah, stated this while declaring open a training workshop on curriculum leadership and implementation strategies for primary school heads and other stake holders, organised by the Teachers’ Professional Development Centre, Owa-Oyibu, Ika North East Local Government Area.
Chief Ukah stated that in the past, the same training was held in Asaba in respect of the principals of secondary schools and other stakeholders of education, adding that the training for head teachers in the primary school sector would go a long way to justify the importance of curriculum leadership towards adopting appropriate implementation strategies.
He said that the training and retraining of teachers was not contestable and noted that Governor Ifeanyi Okowa was committed to get every teacher trained to upgrade the academic prowess of the teachers.
The SSG urged the participants to guide their teachings to meet up with the dynamics of curriculum development to enable Delta State become a force to reckon with in terms of capacity building for teachers at that level of education.
Chief Ukah also charged the participants to take the training seriously and do their best to compliment the efforts of the government towards training and retraining.
