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2023 World Teachers Day: Command Secondary School Emphasizes the Need to Address Teacher Shortage
In a grand celebration of the 2023 World Teachers Day, Command Secondary School Jos brought together educators, administrators, and guests to commemorate the vital role played by teachers in shaping the future. The event, themed “The Teachers We Need for the Education We Want: The Global Imperative to Reverse Teachers Shortage,” took place today at Ogundeko Hall in Command Secondary School Jos, Plateau State.
The Vice Principal of Administration, Mrs. Ngozi Agha, extended a warm welcome to attendees, emphasizing the significance of this day in recognizing the dedicated educators. She underscored the pivotal role teachers play in molding lives, asserting that teaching is an act of nurturing discovery and that no generation can thrive without the guidance of teachers. Mrs. Agha also called on teachers to ponder critical questions regarding problem-solving in their communities, urging them to take pride in their noble profession.
During the event, Lieutenant Colonel Adekunle Oduyemi, the Commandant of the School, offered a heartfelt tribute to teachers. He acknowledged that educators are not just disseminators of knowledge but also mentors, guides, and friends to their students. Colonel Oduyemi commended teachers for instilling discipline, courage, and sound moral values in students, which he noted has a lasting impact on their lives. He encouraged teachers to continue illuminating the path of knowledge and to remain steadfast in their dedication to educational goals.
Furthermore, in her thought-provoking presentation on the topic “The Teachers We Need for the Education We Want: The Global Imperative to Reverse Teachers’ Shortage,” Mrs. Ijeoma Patience Onwuama, Exam Officer for the Senior School, referenced UNESCO’s data, which highlights the global necessity for an additional 24.4 million teachers in primary education and 44.4 million teachers in secondary education by 2030 to achieve universal basic education (UBE). Mrs. Onwuama urged teachers to align themselves with 21st-century teaching skills, emphasizing communication, collaboration, creativity, media literacy, technological literacy, information literacy, critical thinking, flexibility, leadership, initiative, productivity, and social skills as essential attributes.
She stressed the importance of teacher-student collaboration and the need for teachers to embrace professional and ethical ways of working with both colleagues and students. Mrs. Onwuama emphasized the importance of media and technological literacy, underscoring the role of information and communication technology (ICT) in modern education.
Deborah Adenikinju delivered a compelling lecture on “Teachers’ Mental Health Issues,” shedding light on the importance of educators maintaining sound mental health to effectively teach students. Col. Joseph Bamidele Ajanaku (Rtd) also spoke on “Teacher Emotional Intelligence: A Panacea for Student Management in School Environment.” He advocated for an educational system rooted in Nigerian values, emphasizing the need for teachers to adapt and become leaders, motivators, mentors, and nurturers of children.
Col. Ajanaku emphasized the necessity for teachers to prepare for the future, given the evolving educational landscape and the increasingly informed and educated students of today.
The event featured a special presentation by students, interactive sessions led by various moderators and discussants, as well as the presentation of gifts and souvenirs. This celebration not only honored teachers for their invaluable contributions but also served as a call to action to address the global teacher shortage and prepare educators for the challenges and opportunities of the future.
The general-secretary of Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), Dr Mohammed Sanusi has disclosed that egg heads and technical buffs of the governing body are working hard towards brining an A-license coaching course back to the country.
Sports247 reports that Sanusi made the disclosure while speaking at the ongoing Confederation of African Football (CAF) B-license coaches refresher course in Abuja, which he said became imperative to upgrade the country’s tacticians.
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While revealing that the coaching course is running alongside a similar training programme for referees in the country, Sanusi, who is one of the instructors, affirmed that the dual-programme will bring huge benefits for participants.
Sanusi, who spoke on behalf of NFF president, Alhaji Ibrahim Gusau, at the opening ceremony of the six-day course in Abuja on Monday, further disclosed that specialized paths have been introduced in building of capacity in the sector.
He specifically mentioned programmes in the areas of young talent, beach soccer and FIFA elite referees that were organized earlier this month, then disclosed that Nigeria has been admitted back into the CAF A-License Coaching Convention.
The NFF scribe described this development as a significant step for Nigerian coaches and urged them to diligently build their capacity towards the highest level possible in the game, then urged participants to show total commitment to excel.
“The technical department is now working assiduously towards resuming the CAF A-License course in Nigeria in August, for the first time in nine years. We have a total of 50 participants for the refresher course, but only 25 will be admitted.
“We will set very high standards and only the best will cross the hurdle. That does not mean we are going to close the door for others. Immediately we are done with this CAF A-course starting in August, we will apply for another one at that level.”
Sanusi also revealed that Gusau, who is also the president of West African Football Union (WAFU) zone-B, has approved a vehicle to move Video Assistant Referee (VAR) training equipment into Nigeria to upgrade match arbiters in the country.
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