AMMAN — The Ministry of
Education on Sunday launched the Teachers Training Platform,
according to media statements.
The online platform, according to its website, aims to better online education
and provide remote and online training courses to build teachers' capacity and
develop their performance, and ultimately better the educational process.
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The courses will be supervised by specialized trainers and will include tests
and exams, which will be conducted online. Currently, the platform is free,
however, there may be a fee added in the future a ministry official told Jordan
News.
The platform, teachers.gov.jo, aims
to provide services to teachers, as well as those who are looking to join the
education sector.
Director of follow-up and quality control at the Ministry of
Education, Mohammad Jdou, told Jordan News that "this is the first phase
of an important and full program that aims to improve the level of education
and develop teachers' skills."
"We began with a training course for grade 1–3
teachers, which will end on June 24," Jdou said, adding that the course is
also meant to "monitor how the platform works. We can call this a trial to
see if the platform works efficiently or needs any updates."
"Our plan is to let this platform be available for
teachers all around Jordan, whether they are private or governmental school
teachers.”
The official added that the platform may be expanded for
teachers throughout the Middle East in the future. “It is free for now, but we
might in the future need to let teachers pay a little amount for registration,”
because the platform will contain so much information and resources, he added.
Zein Al-Fawwaz, communications manager at the Queen Rania Teacher
Academy, told Jordan News that "our academy is not involved in the
program, but I still believe that it is a good opportunity for teachers."
"This is good for teachers in which they have different
choices, and they can choose what is best for them.”
The communications manager added: "In the end, we must all
work together especially in these circumstances that require us to put all our
efforts to improve the level of education."
The new platform is a result of joint efforts by RTI
International, UKaid, USAID, and Knowledge beam, according to a statement.
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