Teachers in robotics training

Two teachers trying their hands at robotics (Ministry of Education photo)

To bolster the Ministry of Education’s Literacy and Robotics Programme, several teachers from pilot schools in Regions Two, Three, Nine and Ten are being trained in robotics.

The Ministry of Education said in a release that the first training workshop for Grade Four teachers at pilot schools commenced yesterday and will conclude tomorrow. Teachers from seventeen schools in Regions Two and Three are participating in the workshop. The workshop is being held in the auditorium at the National Centre for Educational Resource Development (NCERD).

NCERD Robotics Programme Coordinator, Petal Kadir said that the training workshop is intended to build the capacity of teachers. She said that the participating teachers have been familiarized with the robotics kit.