Ministry of Communications and Digitalisation has ended the 5-day ICT training for 100 JHS Teachers selected from all 33 districts within the Eastern Region.
The one-week training started on Monday, 2nd October 2023 at the Koforidua Technical University in the Eastern Region. The objective is to equip the teachers with the necessary skills in ICT prepare them to train the 1000 grils selected from Upper Primary and Junior High Schools.
Training of Trainers forms part of the four components of the Girls-In-ICT Programme and it’s critical to the overall goal of the project.
Knowing the critical role that Teachers play in this space, the Girls in ICT Initiative starts with the training of teachers in areas such as Fundamentals in ICT, Scratch Programming (Coding), Cyber Security, Gaming, Website Development and Project presentation. It is expected that the Teachers will continue the work of assisting and encouraging the girls to pursue ICT careers in later life.
The second component of the programme which is the training of Girls (ToG) will commence on Monday 9th – 29th, while the Mentorship and Climax follow on the 30th – 31st October respectfully.
