ANCOPSS holds Mandatory Continuing Professional Training in Yenagoa
By Amos Odhe.
Governor Douye Diri of Bayelsa state has been urged to continue with his good work by employing more teachers and embark on massive upgrading of schools in the state.
He was also urge to continue with the infrastructural development and expansion of classroom facilities to accommodate the teeming population of students in bayelsa.
Addressing the participants at the All Nigeria Confederation Of Principals Of Secondary Schools ( ANCOPSS) in Yenagoa during the Mandatory Continuing Professional Training (MCPT) South-South Zone at Gabriel Okara Cultural center, the chairman South-South Zonal ANCOPSS and also president of Akwa Ibom ANCOPSS, Mr. Steve Akpabio, commended governor Diri for his giant strides in the field of Education in the state.
According to Mr. Steve, the Mandatory Continuing Professional Training MCPT is a capacity building programme designed by ANCOPSS to produce a 21st century Principal equipped with all the necessary skills and tools to function properly as a school administrator.
The theme for this year: “The Teacher Factor As An Impediment To Quality Secondary Education” is very timely key to educational development in Nigeria.
“The programme seeks to among other things update the professional skills of managers of secondary schools in line with global best practices. Here we are in the oil rich state of Bayelsa to take part in the training excercise. I urge all colleagues especially those from other South south states to participate fully and actively in all the programmes during the training sessions”.
In his welcome address, the state president of ANCOPSS, Mr. Court Ogboseri Enebibodo, said governor Douye Diri is not only Education friendly but a complete Educationist.
He said it’s no news that the current Prosperity Administration of governor Diri making great impact in the Education sector in BAYELSA state.
He listed some of the projects and programmes to include construction of three information Communication Technology (ICT) centers at Bayelsa Medical University (BMU), Bayelsa State College of Health Technology, Otuogidi, (BYCOTECH) and Ijaw National Academy (INA) Kaiama.
Other he said includes the Partnership with Microsoft for the Training of 12,000 teachers and learning if Ijaw languages in all schools across the state. Successful accreditation of all programmes offered at the state owned Niger Delta University (NDU) Amassoma, amongst others.
Also speaking the chairman of Bayelsa state post primary school board, High chief Millionaire Asangba said ANCOPS is never impediment to other unions as they are given their monthly imprests and reiterated the state government determination to the training and retraining of teachers at the Institute at Bolou – Orua.
The State president said of their challenges include, lack of Staff Quarters, Standard Laboratories, Examination Halls and Standard Libraries in most of the secondary schools.
He therefore requested from the state government, inclusion of twenty-one(21) newly established schools in the imprest running payment scheme, Provision of a vehicle or bus to ANCOPSS Bayelsa state for the running of the affairs of the association, Provision of ANCOPSS Bayelsa state Secretariat and implementation of the 65 year retirement age and 40 years pensionable service for teachers.
