TESCOM REITERATES COMMITMENT TO TRAINING, RETRAINING OF TEACHERS
The Chairman, Lagos State Teaching Service Commission, Mrs. Victoria Peregrino has reiterated the commitment of Lagos State Government to the training and retraining of teachers in the State public schools.
Mrs. Peregrino disclosed this at the commencement of a two-day consciously packaged, robust training programme on Smart Teaching skills for intermediate teachers on grade level 10 -12 at Teaching Service Staff Development Centre (TSSDC), Owutu Ikorodu.
Declaring the workshop open, the Chairman of TESCOM, Mrs. Victoria Peregrino represented by the Commissioner I representing Ikorodu Division in the Commission, Mrs. Kafayat Ajenifuja charged the participants to understand smart techniques of teaching that will impact positively in the conducts and personal lives of students and by extension the society at large.
She noted that the workshop is tailored towards equipping the participants with the necessary smart skills and mindset to navigate and thrive in today’s classroom that will, in turn, prepare the students for a new world order.
Also speaking at the programme, the Commissioner II representing Ikeja Division at the Commission, Mr. Abiodun Bamgboye, admonished the participants to see the teaching profession as a noble profession which is constantly evolving, therefore they are expected to constantly equip themselves with new trends as they unfold.
He noted that it’s in recognition of the constantly evolving teaching techniques that the Lagos State Government, through the Teaching Service Commission, is also organising various training programmes to equip teachers in line with the changing Pedagogy.
Earlier, the Acting Permanent Secretary and Director, Teachers’ Education and Capacity Building, TESCOM, Mrs. Aloba Abidemi advised the participants to take the workshop seriously by asking questions where necessary and participating actively.
She urged them to make the best out of the training programme and cascade whatever they have learnt down to their students to justify the human and material resources expended on the programme.
The two-day training workshop with the title: “Smart Teaching Skills for Intermediate Level Teachers on Grade Level 10-12”, is being facilitated by season consultant, OCube Consult at the TSSDC, Owutu, Ikorodu.