TCTI, Biase Commences Needs Assessment for Teachers' Development

By Victor UDU

The Cross River Teachers Continuous Training Institute (TCTI) ,Biase has commenced a statewide needs assessment of professional teachers.

The purpose of the exercise involving schools in the 18 Local Government Areas is to get inputs from 300 participants on their current and future needs.

The participants are drawn from primary and secondary schools, vocational and technical colleges as well as Persons With Disabilities (PWD) in integrated settings.

Speaking on the justification of the program to News men, the Director-General of the TCTI, Prof. Taoheed Adedoja explained that: “curriculum is dynamic and a world class institution like the TCTI must adopt training programs that are best suited to the local needs of schools to meet global standard practices”.

Prof. Taoheed Adedoja

Prof Adedoja said that, “with the rapid changes taking place in the 21st century schooling system, curriculum, technology, knowledge and skills, need assessment to address areas of interest".

“After a thorough Needs Assessment exercise, a total of 100 primary school headteachers across the state will be selected to attend a 3-day intensive residential workshop on the “Application of Smart Skills to Teaching and Learning in primary schools”, Professor Adedoja stated.

The TCTI, which before now has carried out several career trainings for teachers, is solely owned by the Cross River State government and was conceived to boost manpower development and guarantee quality education that meets global learning.

The institute is presently seeking collaborators for its various training programs.