TCTI TRAINING WORKSHOP ON THE USE OF SCIENCE LABORATORIES

The newly established Teachers Continuous Training Institute (TCTI), in Biase, Cross River State, which kicked off last year is set to be a leading teacher educational institution in Nigeria with the capacity to retrain 500,000 Primary and Secondary School teachers in Nigeria.

The Deputy Director General of Teachers Continuous Training Institute, Mrs Mary Omaji made the call on the retraining workshop organized by the Director of Academic and Professional Services, Dr. Godwin Ogar on the 21^st February, 2022 in the Academic Boardroom of the Institute.

Mrs Mary Omaji said the decision of the Management to retrain TCTI Science Teachers and Laboratory Technologists is to ensure that they are properly trained to handle the equipment and students of the Institute's Demonstration Secondary School to meet the 21 st century international standard of learning.
She however commended the Director General Prof. Taoheed Adedoja and the Director of Academic and Professional Services for the rare privilege granted to the Science Teachers and Laboratory Technologists. Mrs. Omaji noted that it was the first time staff who are yet to be confirmed are trained.

Similarly, the Director of Academic and Professional Services advised the trainees to pay attention to the trainings with utmost focus.

Meanwhile, the facilitators and the trainees were led to various laboratories for practical teaching and learning. The facilitators were:

1. Mr Akpan Aniekan Edet Facilitator for Physics
2. Mr Tangban Ebagu Ebagu Facilitator for Chemistry
3. Mr Anipi Gabriel Esidene Facilitator for Biology
4. Mr Ibor Usan Ofem Facilitator for Agricultural Science

The training topics were the identification of equipment in the laboratories, preparation of reagents, application of laboratories to teaching and learning, and safety measures for users.

The training exercise was successful as the Facilitator's carried out practical with the trainees at various laboratories.

The Director of Academic and Professional Services thanked the facilitators for honoring the invitation from the Institute