Tag: Primary Teachers Colleges (PTCs)

Uganda, Rwanda Strengthen Cross-Border Cooperation through Public Health Simulation Exercise

Health
“It is therefore in our shared interest to strengthen cooperation, build trust and establish practical mechanisms that enable us to anticipate, detect and respond to public health threats together,” Dr. Ayume said.

FDC Hosts Opposition Leaders to Push Inter-Party Consultation on the Proposed Consociational Democracy Agreement

National News
According to officials, the opposition leaders exchanged views on the state of the country's development and governance, reflecting on the importance of continued cooperation regarding the Inter-Party Consultation on the Proposed Consociational Democracy Agreement, as well as its implications for multiparty democracy, representation and accountability.
Education

FDC Rejects Plan to Centralise Teacher Training, Warns of...

"Uganda has over 15 million learners and only about 300,000 teachers. The pupil-to-teacher ratio is already 1:58 to 1:60 in many UPE schools, against the recommended 1:45. Closing dozens of colleges and keeping only a few centres will drastically cut annual output. This gap will never be closed if this arrangement is fast-tracked by government," Lubega said.
Education

Education Ministry Explains New Teacher Training Structure

The government has been implementing the restructuring of teacher education through the establishment of UNITE and the transition from the previous college-based system. The reforms have included the phasing out of the traditional National Teachers Colleges and Primary Teachers Colleges as institutions for teacher training, with teacher education being reorganised under the new framework.

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