UNICEF-SUBEB-GPE Trains110 Classroom Teachers in Jigawa

By Ali Rabiu, Dutse.

United Nations Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF) in collaboration with the Jigawa state Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB) trained a total of 110 teachers across three (3) local government areas of the state.

The five-day training started on Thursday 3rd November and end on Monday 8th November 2022 recorded improvement to the teachers capacity.

Mrs. Jamila Abba one of the facilitators has called the attention of government to avoid political will in recruiting teachers.

She said the training added value to the teachers in their teaching activities as they learned a lot.

The facilitator said in the area of teaching and learning, the class room teachers improve and hopefully they will use the knowledge during the teaching activities.

Abba lamented that an NCE holder in this time most of them cannot depend their certificates when it's comes to teaching profession. 

She said the training will yield positive result as she assess the level of the participants understanding the topics taught during the training.

Isah Sabo Chamo, a class room teacher and a participant, said he learned a lot and promised to use what he learnt when he go back to his school.

He assured that all what they learn will not be useless as they promised to step down to their classes for the progress of the state in basic education.

The training took place in three communities of Chamo center in Dutse local government, Kaugama center in Kaugama local government, and 'Yankwashi center in Yankwashi local government area of the state.

Objectives of the training are to equip teachers with the necessary skills that will enhance effective performance in basic education institutions and to expose teachers at the LGA levels to effective teaching and learning processes in line with global best practices.

Also to instill commitment and appropriate support for teachers in the areas of pedagogy classroom management as well as teaching and learning outcomes, and to ensure that teaching and learning at basic levels attend the national standard and benchmark.

Recall that Hajiya Umma Fanini the SUBEB-UNICEF focal person in Jigawa state said the training is as a result of the flood that affected various schools in the zones  "as a result of that UNICEF provides classes through Radio so that the children will not be left behind" she said.

She said the flood affected the children's education by preventing them from access to their schools "because many schools were occupied by flood victims".