News letter Volume 1, Issue III - Addis Ababa University

P A G E 4School runs training workshopsPhoto by: Asres BantigegnJeilu O. (PhD), and Mekasha K. (PhD) look to have more in the goThe Graduate School ofEducation, CEBS, held atwo days long workshopat Fiche town from January28-29 to introduce thenewly launched educationprogram.Termed as Post GraduateDiploma in Teaching(PGDT), the orientationa n d c o n s u l t a t i v eworkshop on the teachereducation program wasadministered with theobjective of introducingthe North Shoa Zoneeducation bureau officers,s e c o n d a r y s c h o o lprincipals and mentors tothe practicum implementati o n a n dmentoring procedures.“This workshop is historicaland the first of its kindto be conducted out of AddisAbaba” said JeiluOumer (PhD), AAU’s AcademicVice President, inhis opening speech. Dr.Jeilu has underlined theimportance of prioritizingteachers training empowermentsfor the productionof qualified studentsin particular and assuringnational education qualityin general. “One of theemphasis given by thegrowth and transformationplan (GTP) is to boostquality of educationwhich comes as a result ofup grading teachers’current competence andprofessional skills throughtrainings and workshopslike this” Dr. Jeilu told theparticipants noting howimportant running suchsessions is.The merit of this trainingmainly goes into strengtheninguniversity- secondary-primary schoolspartnerships and collaborationsto secure qualityeducation. Dr. Jeilu addedthat so far producingqualified students was leftonly to universities andcolleges and now is timeto reverse the role andteachers, families, educationbureau officers andall other concernedgovernment and nong o v e r n m e n t b o d i e sshould partner for thetask.“Teachers are the instrumentsand vehicles for thedevelopment of educationand the social sector.Hence, giving attention toupscale their competenceshould be a priority”, saidMekasha Kassaye (PhD),Acting Dean, GraduatePhoto by: Asres BantigegnYet another round in the series, AAU holds more hands to go alongSchool of Education. Thisis the 5 th round in a seriesof workshops administeredby the GraduateSchool of Education thisacademic year, which theearlier four took place inAddis Ababa and Admatowns.Launched by the FDREMinistry of Education inJuly 2011 in ten Universities,PGDT has seen agood seven months ofprogress in multitude ofconsultative and educationalstages. AAU ischarged with training 450school principals andmentors.The training workshopwas participatory and wasenriched by the trainees’q u e s t i o n s a n dcomments about thepracticum implementationand mentoring proceduresof the PGDT. Trainees ontheir part have showncommitment and readinessfor the practicumimplementation of theprogram so as to contributetheir share for theissue.Training was given to 107teachers and mentors.A A U B I - M O N T H L YThis bi-monthly newsletter is produced by Communications Office of Addis Ababa University.Please reach us on: commoffice@aau.edu.et