NEDC trains teachers on science, technology, engineering in Taraba
NEDC trains teachers on science, technology, engineering in Taraba
The North East Development Commission (NEDC), in partnership with the Office of the Vice President has trained teachers in science, technology and engineering in Taraba.
Dr Mariam Masha, Senior Special Assistant to the President on Regional Development Programmes, disclosed this during a video presentation at a two-day Academic Support and Skills Enhancement Programme (ASSEP) on Thursday in Jalingo.
Masha said the in-person training targeted Science, Technology, Mathematics and Agriculture (STEMA) teachers in senior secondary schools across the North-East sub-region.
She listed the states that benefitted from the ASSEP as Adamawa, Bauchi, Borno, Gombe, Taraba and Yobe.
Masha explained that the initiative was a collaboration between the Office of the Vice President and NEDC, which was inline with President Bola Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda.
She said that the programme was aimed at bridging educational gaps and equiping teachers with digital and technical skills for effective teaching in a 21st-century economy.
“The programme enhances teachers’ capacity to integrate technology into teaching methods to boost education outcomes in the region,” she said.
Dr Augustina Godwin, the Taraba Commissioner for Basic Education, advised teachers to encourage students to choose science subjects.
Godwin said that the state had ran short of science teachers, nothing that physics and chemistry teachers were inadequate.
She noted that the trend was inimical to the development of the state, adding that the situation had posed a threat to the production of physicians and engineers in the near future.
Godwin, however, gave assurance that she would regig the guidance and counselling department to enhance sensitisation of students on the need to go for science subjects in their future careers.
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The commissioner also gave assurance that her office would collaborate with All Nigerian Conference of Principals (ANCOPS) to come up with measures to motivate students towards choosing science and technology subjects.
She commended the initiators of the programme, adding that continuous teacher training was vital to improve classroom delivery, strengthen STEMA education and enhance students’ learning.
Miss Janet Yakubu, a teacher participant, described the training as timely, stressing that increased technological advancements in education was vital, especially with security challenges facing the nation.
Another teacher, Mr Yahaya Kabiru, commended the organisers, noting that the training would go a long way in equipping teachers with skills for effective teaching and learning.
