630 Kogi teachers for training on language development

THE British Council has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Kogi State government on the training and retraining of  630 teachers.

Already, the state government has  directed the selection of some teachers of higher institutions in the state to serve as observers and be part of the training programme in content language development.

While  signing the MoU, the state governor, Captain Idris Wada, said there was need to train teachers in content language development and increase the inability of the  teachers to comprehend the use of English Language.

The governor,  who was represented by Professor Olugbemiro Jegede, the Secretary to the State Government,  said the training would place emphasis on content knowledge, pedagogical knowledge and pedagogical content knowledge, adding that it became difficult to impact knowledge when a teacher cannot comprehend the use of the right terminology in teaching.

While describing education as the centre piece of his administration, Wada, assured that no stone would be left unturned in providing the right environment for teaching and learning in the state.

He  commended the British Council for accepting the request to upgrade language laboratories in schools across the state, just as he solicited other partnership support from the council in moving the state forward.

The  Deputy Director, British Council in charge of  training of teachers, Amir Ramzan commended the commitment of the Kogi State government to improving teachers.

He disclosed that the plan to improve level of teachers in the state would assist greatly in improving the quality of teaching and learning.

The Special Adviser on Strategic Planning, Mr Dayo Akande said the training of teachers in the state was a reaffirmation of the present administration’s stand on education.