The Ministry of Education last week launched a mass training programme to better equip local teachers to use information and communications technology (ICT) to reach learners.
The training, which is being facilitated by the ministry through a collaboration with the Organization of American States and ProFuturo, follows the transition of many classes from classrooms to online platforms due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
According to Minister of Education Priya Manickchand, the ministry is aware of many teachers’ inability to navigate many virtual platforms, hence the training programme.