More schools in Central Gonja District re-opened under NYEP

Buipe(NR), Dec. 07, GNA - Within two months of operation of the National Youth Employment Programme, (NYEP) about 35 primary schools in deprived communities of Central Gonja District in the Northern Region which were closed down due to lack of teachers have been re-opened. Two new Junior Secondary Schools (JSS) at Chama and Kpazara, some deprived communities in the district have also been opened because of the availability of teachers.

Mr Peter Maala, Central Gonja District Coordinating Director disclosed this when addressing the opening session of a three-day orientation seminar for 150 Community Education Teaching Assistants (CETA) employed under NYEP at Buipe on Wednesday. They would be taken through the duties and role of the teacher, lesson plans, study and use of basic curriculum materials, classroom management and community relationship.

Other areas include school record keeping, methodologies in teaching Mathematics and Science, Preparations, the use of Teaching and Learning Materials and teacher qualities.

Mr Maala who deputised for Mr Zakaria Yakubu, Central Gonja District Chief Executive, said the education component of NYEP was impacting positively on the district's development and that monies that were used to pay volunteer teachers would now be channelled to other development projects.

Mr Maala advised the teaching assistants to team up with the trained teachers to improve their skills to deliver quality education to children in the district to improve standards. He said the district had registered 1,092 unemployed youth and engaged them in food production, education, health care delivery, community protection assistants, waste and sanitation management and marketing.

Mr Maala assured them of Government's commitment to reduce unemployment in the country and urged beneficiaries of the programme to put up their best.

Mr Hamidu Alhassan, Central Gonja District Coordinator of NYEP advised the people against politicisation of the programme to ensure that it succeeded to reduce unemployment in the country. He said forms for the programme was free and advised the youth and community members to report to the police for action anyone found selling NYEP forms.

Mr Alhassan observed that some of the teachers had vacated their stations and warned that Circuit supervisors would embark on routine checks and those found culpable would be withdrawn from the programme. He advised the beneficiaries to use their allowances to upgrade themselves and further their education to improve their income levels. 07 Dec. 06