By Abdullahi Idris, Dutse European Union (EU), United Nations Children Emergency Funds (UNICEF) in collaboration with the Jigaw...
By Abdullahi Idris, Dutse
European Union (EU), United Nations Children Emergency Funds (UNICEF) in collaboration with the Jigawa state government has begun training critical stakeholders from 10 local government areas on mentorship and monitoring of formal and informal schools across the state.
Speaking to Journalists UNICEF focal point officer at the JIgawa state Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB), Hajiya Umma Abdulkadir noted that the project is funded by the European Union (EU) through UNICEF to train 520 members of School Base Management Committees (SBMCs), Community Base Management Committees (CBMCs), head teachers and officials of educational management agencies from 10 local government areas in Jigawa state.
Meanwhile, the UNICEF focal point officer said "The 520 participants were members of where drown from School Base Management Committees (SBMCs) and Community Base Management Committees (CBMCs), desk officers and agency for mass education officials who were also to go back to their respective areas across the selected 10 local government areas to train others which is train the trainer programs, she noted
Hajiya Umma further explained that the training is divided into two "Our target after these five days of training the these 520 participants were to go back to their respective areas to train another 3820 others techniques and strategies using the newly Revised National Operational Manual as well as the Guidelines for Mentorship and Monitoring Systems".
She equally pointed out that"the aim is to remind and develop the skills of the engaged communities base committees their expected roles and responsibilities, especially on the issues of attendance, retention, completion, etc in the formal and non-formal schools such as Islamiyya, Tsangaya and ensure the children started, proceeds and complete their education".
"This is the wish and target plans my EU and UNICEF and to have wider coverage on the children of JIgawa state".
She stated further that "to this regard, another training is ongoing at Manpower Development Institute here in Dutse on Learners Unit Record Information and Tracking System (LURITS).
She further noted that the Learners Unit Record Information and Tracking System (LURITS) is a master's training it also aims to track the learners' records of enrollment, attendance, performance, and completion through the attendance register through the head teacher to achieve the control of our of school children.
"Also under the programme, 50 participants are attending this masters training who were to train 1000 when back to their respective areas".
The UNICEF focal point officer mentioned that if the mission of controlling out-of-school children and quality education would be achieved, "if there are good teachers that can deliver well when their Community involvement effectively working at the end of the day we would have better learners to achieve learners standard the said set standards and target plans through the proper used of the effective methodology of teachings, guides, and skills effectively throughout the entire community and Jigawa state in general, she concluded.
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