Eight Universities to Host Ethiopian Summer Teacher Training Program
The Ethiopian summer teacher training program is resuming this year. This program will help thousands of teachers advance from a Diploma to a First Degree. This program is offered to enable teachers to enhance their qualifications. There are currently many teachers who have a diploma. The aim of the Ethiopian summer teacher training program is to have them reach a first degree.
This program was actually done and run in previous years, but it was suspended due to quality issues. Now the Ministry of Education is reintroducing it and doing its homework to ensure it’s done correctly. There are several issues the Ministry of Education must address before any teacher enters a classroom for this training. This is what they have on their checklist.
- Creating a training system aligned with the new education system.
- Creating operational documents that enable the program to run smoothly at launch.
- Hiring and deploying trainers that are capable of providing the training.
Eight universities have been selected as host institutions for the Ethiopian summer teacher training program. Based on what’s been announced so far, these include:
- Bahir Dar University
- Hawassa University
- Mekelle University
- Jimma University
- Haramaya University
- Gondar University
- Arba Minch University
- Kotebe University of Education
The Ministry of Education claims it is ready to enrol 8,273 teachers in the program this summer of 2018 (Ethiopian Calendar). If you are one of the instructors who passed the first assessment and were assigned to a university, make a note of it. The registrations will be held on July 24 and 25, 2018 (Ethiopian Calendar). You should register at the particular university to which you were assigned.
If you are not sure which university you have been assigned to, you can check by visiting this link: https://shorturl.at/ZjN9e
The Ethiopian summer teacher training program is a major step in teachers’ professional development. The Ministry of Education is eager for this round to be a success. MoE has eight universities on board with thousands of teachers to register. As a teacher or instructor participating in this program, please keep an eye on the registration dates and ensure you use the correct university link above.
Moreover, today the Central Ethiopia Education Bureau announced the Central Ethiopia Grade 6 exam results for 2018 (Ethiopian Calendar). Central Ethiopia Education Bureau shared that 81.1% of students who appeared in the Grade 6 exam have passed and been promoted to Grade 7.
