From Abuja
The Defence and Police Officers’ Wives Association (DEPOWA), has reaffirmed commitment to train and re-train its teachers/instructors for better service delivery.
The President of the association, Mrs Omobolanle Olonisakin, stated this at the three-day training workshop organised by the association in conjunction with IB8 ventures for its teachers/instructors on Monday at the Mogadishu Cantonment, Abuja.
The Theme of the workshop is ‘Quality Education, Post COVID-19, Customised Blended Teaching Techniques’.
Olonisakin noted that the workshop became necessary bearing in mind the role of teachers in the development of any nation, especially the students.
She added that just as training was required for any specialised profession, teachers also needed to be trained and re-trained to enable them discharge their responsibilities diligently.
“This training has become imperative due to what COVID-19 has done to every facets of the world, especially in education sector.
“It is a known fact that globally, all schools, whether primary, secondary or tertiary institutions, are all restructuring/re-strategising their various curriculum due to COVID-19, therefore, our teachers cannot afford to lag behind.
“Hence the theme, ‘Quality Education Post COVID-19 Customised Blended TeachingTeachniques for DEPOWA School Teachers/Instructors.
“The training has also become imperative because it is now the new normal any where in the world, which involves face to face instructions in the classroom as well as online learning,” Olonisakin said.
The president of the association said the workshop was mainly to train the participants on the new ways of teaching/learning to enable them optimise their teaching techniques while discharging their responsibilities.
She expressed optimism that at the end of the workshop, participants would be well equipped with the latest ways of teaching/learning, especially online, for effective and efficient service delivery.
The Lead Consultant, IB8 Ventures, Mr Kunle Olatunji, said his organisation decided to partner with the association because of its quest to have a professional teachers/instructors to pilot the affairs of its schools.
“We are in partnership with the association to train its teachers/instructors in the latest teaching techniques, globally, so that they are better equipped to meet the reality on ground.
“As you are all aware, COVID-19 has done serious damage to all facets of human endeavour, as such, training of this nature is very important for the participants to enable them carry out their responsibilities effectively, ” he said.
Also, the Commandant of the associations’s school, Lt.- Cdr. Caroline Njoku, lauded Olonisakin for her doggedness and resilience and making sure the association lived up to expectations, especially the management of the schools.
“Without her doggedness, what the school has achieved to date wouldn’t have been possible,”she said.
Njoku expressed the hope that at the end of the workshop, the participants would be fully equipped, especially in area of onlin as blended teaching techniques.
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