A 10-day training workshop jointly organised by the Nkoranza North District Assembly and the District Directorate of Education for 17 Community Education Teaching Assistants is
underway at Busunya in the Brong Ahafo Region.
Topics being discussed include; "The content of the 2010-2020 Education Strategic Plan," "The Structure and Functions of the Ministry of Education, Ghana Education Service, Ministry of Youth and Sports and National Youth Employment Programme" and "The Role and Responsibilities of Community Education Teaching Assistants".
Others are GES Code of Conduct, Child Growth and Development, Child Behaviour and Effect on Learning, Managing Undesirable Social, Emotional and Physical Growth, Coping with Special Education Needs of Children and the Importance of Teaching and Learning Materials.
Madam Philippa Banson, Nkoranza South District Director, congratulated the participants for offering to serve as teaching assistants.
She reminded them that their service was temporary as they would be on contract for two years and urged them to aim at continuing their education after the period.
Mr Kofi Adu, Nkoranza North District Coordinator of the National Youth Employment Programme, emphasized the need for the teaching assistants to live by the code and ethics of the teaching profession.
He cautioned that his outfit would not countenance any wrong doing as any teacher who would misbehave and indulge in any social vices would be dismissed.
The District Coordinator disclosed that there were a number of existing vacancies in the very deprived communities in the district and called on the government to approve of the appointment of additional 60 assistants to serve in the district.
Mr Seth Badu, Assistant Director in-charge of Human Resource Management and Development of Nkoranza North District Education, called on
head-teachers to organize regular in-service training courses for the teaching assistants to keep them abreast with teaching methodologies.
He urged the assistants to be punctual and regular to school and to be duty-conscious.