More than 4,010 teachers in Osun State have so far benefitted from a special re-training programme packaged by an Israeli firm, Skill ‘G’ Nigeria Ltd, for science and mathematics teachers in the state.
The re-training programme, fully funded by the state government, is aimed at enhancing the quality of teachers and the performance of pupils, especially in maths and other science subjects.
One of the beneficiaries of the re-training exercise, a secondary school teacher at the Baptist Primary School, Ikire, Pastor Sola Adeboye, attending the programme for the first time, affirms the benefits of the programme.
“It is a blessing to all the teachers and pupils in the state. The standard of education will surely improve because we have been exposed to so many new things and have also learnt new ways of imparting knowledge to our pupils,’’ he told our correspondent at the end of his training session on Friday.
Another teacher, Mrs. Caroline Akijogbe, of the Comprehensive High School, Osogbo, also a first-time attendee, expressed joy and satisfaction as she shared her experience with her colleagues at the passing –out ceremony. “I came in here at the beginning of the week as a teacher who could barely understand the use of the different micro-science kits in our school but I am now a well-informed teacher. I can proudly say that I am now exposed to modern ways of teaching and nothing can compare to this experience. It will definitely have a positive impact on my pupils,’’ she said.
The state government brings together at least 100 science and maths teachers from all the local government areas in the state to its resource centre and trains them on modern methods of teaching every week. The centre is well-equipped with modern learning materials and relevant literature on all kinds of science subjects. Most of the literature are imported materials.
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