HITT concludes 28-day teacher training program [Archives:2006/940/Local News]

IBB, April 22 ) The Higher Institute for Teacher Training (HITT) staged a closing ceremony Thursday following a 28-day teacher training program, which was supported by the Basic Education Development Project (BEDP) receiving funds from the World Bank and other donors.

Mohamed Al-Salahi, Ibb Education Office Training Department Manager, gave a welcoming speech, wherein he emphasized the importance of such projects to teachers. He indicated that the project is a vital step toward teacher qualification and making them instruments for building human mental abilities.

According to Al-Salahi, teacher competence and qualification are necessary to develop students' minds, their skills and practical experiences, adding that teachers lack such training and qualification.

He noted that there is a huge gape between the simple capacities of teachers and education requirements including experience and competence, coupled with time demands, pointing out that this gap must be bridged. He confirmed that such teacher training programs leave positive effects on less experienced and on-service teachers.

Al-Salahi mentioned that 175 training activities were held during the 2005 education year, 20 of which were organized in other provinces, involving 15,400 men and women participants from throughout Yemen.

Regarding 2006 first quarter activities, he said they have amounted to 130, of which 12 were held outside Ibb, involving approximately 5,600 participants. As many as 182 trainees from various Ibb districts joined a training course on multiple education themes, which kicked off last Saturday, Al-Salahi noted.
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