Nantu leads N$2.2m ICT programme for teachers

The Namibia National Teachers Union (Nantu) launched an information and communication technology programme (ICT) for teachers yesterday to the tune of N$2.2 million.The initiative was established in partnership with the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) and the European Union (EU).During her keynote address, Nantu secretary-general Loide Shaanika said, through other pilot projects, the union noted that the fastest solution to ICT strengthening in schools is to "capacitate teachers with necessary skills for them to comfortably execute their mandate"."Once teachers are comfortably using ICT as a tool, they will be able to pass their enthusiasm onto the learners, making learning a success," she said.She said the union heeded the need for ICT in schools and, with this programme, will train 754 teachers on ICT literacy and integration.Of the N$2.2 million, Nantu contributed N$1 million and GIZ and the EU covered the rest.Teacher transformationFifty-four teachers per region will benefit from this programme and will be divided into two groups - one with little to no knowledge of computers and another with more experience."The training will start the first week of September and it is a pilot project. It is expected to run for the next two months, ending in October," Shaanika added.Groups will receive training for two weeks at a time.Education ministry deputy executive director Edda Bohn added that the ministry has identified four key points for teacher transformation, including the adequate resourcing of education and ICT and numeracy literacy."We take the highest regard of the teachers because it is only because of the teacher in the classroom that education is happening.”

Nantu leads N$2.2m ICT programme for teachers

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Nantu leads N$2.2m ICT programme for teachers

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