Teacher Development Division (TDD)
SHORT PROFILE
The general aim of the division is to make Teachers of public schools under the FCT Education Secretariat efficient and motivated in order to be able to face the challenges in the dynamic classroom situations for effective learners’ performance.
- To ensure quality teaching through adequate re-training, orientation courses and workshops.
- To identify teaching standards that articulate what teachers should know and be able to do at different point in their career.
- To ensure a state of the art setting with mentors where all the facilities are in place to enable teachers emulate good practices i.e. give teachers opportunities to undertake supervised teaching sessions
- To collaborate with Donor Agencies/Education Agencies such as UNESCO, ETF, synergy Corporations, JICA etc, in the provision of technical expertise for teachers’ capacity building.
- To liaise with Educational Inspectors in the monitoring of teachers’ activities with the aim of improving their areas of weaknesses.
- To sensitize teachers on new trends in educational practices.
The functions of the Division include: -
- Provision of the basic teaching tips that can easily be implemented in the classroom.
- Provision of on-line study services for teachers.
- Creation of a forum for experienced teachers to share their expertise with colleagues through symposia, workshops and seminars.
- Researching into teaching techniques and learning styles and publication of same for teachers use.
The TDD is to provide the above stated services to public school teachers of the FCDA at Pre-primary, Primary, Junior Secondary, Senior Secondary and Instructors of the Non-Formal Education.
Presently, there are three units each headed by a Coordinator in the headquarters: -
i. Science and Mathematics unit
ii. Language, Arts and Social Sciences Unit
iii. Research and Support Services.
• It is expected that with time other units such as: training and mentoring unit and teacher incentive unit will be established.
• All the services above are similarly expected to be carried out at the branch offices across the whole FCT.
DETAILS OF CUSTOMERS
The customers for our services include: -
All public school teachers in the FCT, they include: -
- Pre – school teachers
- Primary school teachers
- Junior Secondary school teachers
- Senior Secondary school teachers
- Non-formal instructors of learning centres
- School Supervisors and inspectors
- Teacher mentors (experience retired teachers)
- Proprietors of private schools
RIGHTS OF CUSTOMERS
TIME FRAME FOR SERVICE DELIVERY
CONTACT
Genuine complaints or enquiries could be channeled to:
• Officer of the Division where the service was rendered
• Head of the Teacher Development Division
• Centre’s Complaint Boxes
• SERVICOM Office
• Director (ERC)
