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The British Department for International Development (DFID), on Wednesday announced plans to train 66, 816 primary school teachers from six Northern states, to enhance their capacity.
The DFID Teacher Development Programme Manager, Mrs Nguyan Shaku, disclosed this in Katsina at the opening of an orientation workshop for participants under the programme.
Shaku said that teachers from Jigawa, Katsina and Zamfara states would be trained under the first phase, while the remaining three states were expected to register their interests to participate.
According to her, 62,000 of the expected beneficiaries would be in-class teachers, 4,000 student teachers from Colleges of Education and 816 teacher-educators.
She said the programme would run for six years, and that 37 million Pounds would be spent on it.
The representative of DFID, Mr Lynton Gray, said that the aim of the programme was to acquaint the participants with modern teaching techniques, using modern facilities.
He said that the programme would also help to identify challenges in teaching and learning, and come out with solutions for the development of education and assured that DFID would continue to support the country in the area of educational development.
The Executive Chairman, Katsina State Universal Basic Education Board, Alhaji Aminu Danbaba, also commended DFID for choosing the state among the beneficiaries.
The DFID Teacher Development Programme Manager, Mrs Nguyan Shaku, disclosed this in Katsina at the opening of an orientation workshop for participants under the programme.
Shaku said that teachers from Jigawa, Katsina and Zamfara states would be trained under the first phase, while the remaining three states were expected to register their interests to participate.
According to her, 62,000 of the expected beneficiaries would be in-class teachers, 4,000 student teachers from Colleges of Education and 816 teacher-educators.
She said the programme would run for six years, and that 37 million Pounds would be spent on it.
The representative of DFID, Mr Lynton Gray, said that the aim of the programme was to acquaint the participants with modern teaching techniques, using modern facilities.
He said that the programme would also help to identify challenges in teaching and learning, and come out with solutions for the development of education and assured that DFID would continue to support the country in the area of educational development.
The Executive Chairman, Katsina State Universal Basic Education Board, Alhaji Aminu Danbaba, also commended DFID for choosing the state among the beneficiaries.
