16/7/2024. Education
Story By Khadijat Aliyu , Edited by Godwin Duru
A total of forty teachers and facilitators in Kano are currently undergoing a training on basic and post basic literacy.
The two day workshop held at Bayero University Kano, attracted teachers and facilitators from across the State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB), Kano State Agency for Mass Literacy SAME among others.
A lecturer with the Department of Adult Education and Community Development who doubles as the State Coordinator Civil Society Action Coalition on Education for All (CSACEFA) Dr. Auwal Halilu , explained that the workshop was organized to complement the declaration of state of emergency on education by the present administration.
He stressed that the teachers selected to undergo the training , were expected to cascade the training to forty teachers each.
“It is the first time we are seeing a corporate organization not a development partner or government entity organizing to set aside funds to train teacher for the development of our children’s education”.
The Chairman Kano State Universal Basic Education Board SUBEB Alhaji Yusif Kabir , pointed out that the state government has set out certain criteria for appointing head teachers known as school support officers.
“Experienced teachers that have a first degree or above and must undergo aptitude test”
He described the workshop as apt, saying that the intervention would go a long way in improving effective service delivery in the education sector as the government alone cannot do it.
The Acting Executive Secretary of Kano State Agency for Mass Education SAME, Alhaji Surajo Mage Alkali pointed out that this is the first time they were carried along as a non-formal sector.
“I hope to see the non-formal sector living up to expectations as it is a sector that is key and critical but neglected”
The Kano state chairman of the school-Based Management Committee SBMC, Alhaji Tijjani Baraya mentioned that most CSR initiatives in the state were focused on school renovation and providing teaching and learning materials.
- “State Basic Education Boards (SBEB) also need similar support as they are responsible for visiting and monitoring schools.”
Radio Nigeria reported that the training was organized by Ibzaar Publishing and Non-Formal Development for Education and Health Initiatives (NDEHI).
Khadijah Aliyu
