As part of his commitment to improving the standard of education in Kaduna State, the state governor, Nasir Ahmad el-Rufai, on Saturday 24th August, 2019, promised that about 6,828 primary one public school teachers in the state would receive training in literacy and numeracy.
Officials of the Kaduna State Universal Basic Education Board
Malam Habib Alhassan, Acting Director, School Inspection and Monitoring, Kaduna State Universal Basic Education Board, who disclosed this in Kaduna, stated that the training, which would be conducted under the World Bank-supported Better Education Service Delivery for All (BESDA), aimed at improving enrolment and learning outcomes in public schools.
He said the process had begun with the selection of 321 master trainers and teacher facilitators for Reading and Numeracy Activities (RANA).
He added that the RANA initiative would be carried out across the over 4,226 primary schools in the state under Result Area Two of the BESDA programme, which sought to improve literacy.
He further explained that the master trainers and the teacher facilitators would train the 6,828 primary one teachers and monitor their performance and efficiency in improving literacy among primary one pupils.
“We have received over 500 applications from the Federal College of Education, Zaria, Kaduna State College of Education, Gidan Waya, Ministry of Education, SUBEB and others from Local Government Education Authorities,” he explained.
“We are currently conducting examination and interview for the selection and appointment of the 321 master trainers and teacher facilitators out of over 500 applicants.
“After the selection exercise, 107 will be appointed as Master Trainers and 214 as Teacher Facilitators,” he added.
The director also stated that the master trainers and teacher facilitators would closely monitor teachers’ delivery in classrooms to ensure improved literacy, including the use of Hausa language.
