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KANO STATE. IMPROVING THE CAPACITY OF TEACHERS LOCATION: NORTH WEST ZONE OF NIGERIA POPULATION: 9.5MILLION 44 LGAs. Status of Education. Congestion :student class ratio is 1:93. Low Community participation: High number of unqualified teachers : 73%
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KANO STATE IMPROVING THE CAPACITY OF TEACHERS LOCATION: NORTH WEST ZONE OF NIGERIA POPULATION: 9.5MILLION 44 LGAs
Status of Education • Congestion :student class ratio is 1:93. • Low Community participation: • High number of unqualified teachers : 73% • Inadequate provision of infrastructure: • Weak planning and management capacity:
CRITICAL ISSUE IDENTIFIED • Inadequate and unqualified teachers in Schools DATA EVIDENCE: 73% of teachers are unqualified • Expansion and Establishment of new schools DATA EVIDENCE : Over 120 Schools and over 300 Schools. • Lack of political will from the LGs to employ qualified teachers DATA EVIDENCE: Employment of SSCE holders • Weak accountability mechanism between clients, service providers and Governments DATA EVIDENCE: Weak voice and the absence of strong civil society groups
Critical issue identified (contd) • Knowledge and awareness gap DATA EVIDANCE : High number of uncertificated teachers (only 27% are certificated). • Weak demand from teachers to improve their capacity (education ) DATA EVIDANCE :High number of uncertificated teachers (only 27% are certificated).
Planned impact and possible risks Impact • Adopt distance learning programme and create more centers on Cluster basis • Provide incentives to willing teachers such as transportation cost etc • Involvement of communities, individuals and corporate bodies to provide support for willing teachers. Risks • Unpredictability in release of funds • Capacity of the training institutes to deliver • Uncertainty of completion
Implementation • Develop and disseminate a teacher recruitment and deployment policy • Conduct teacher rationalization • Recruitment of qualified teachers • Mobilization of potential teachers • Mobilization of stakeholders to ginger up support • Identification of service provider(s) • Develop training materials • Designation of training centers on pilot basis • Conduct the training • Monitor and Evaluate
Cost and financing Sources of funds • State • Local Governments, • Individuals, Communities and Corporate bodies. • Donor Agencies Costing • Costing not possible due to lack of baseline data
Performance Indicators • Improved teacher performance • Higher students achievement • Improved school leadership and management • Improved school accountability • Improved school-community relations • Improved community support to school