Graduation ceremony of the fourth cohort of primary teachers under the “Training of Master Trainers in English” (TMTE) project – a collaboration between the British Council and Directorate of Primary Education – was held recently at 10 Primary Teacher’s Training Institutes (PTIs) across the country.
Activities under the latest cohort of TMTE had been designed by the British Council for 429 primary teachers, who received exclusive guidance on reciprocal learning and better ideas on how to make English language learning more interesting and effective for primary school students. It was a 14-week program, said a press release on Thursday.
Md Mahbubur Rahman Billah, deputy director at the Training Division of Directorate of Primary Education (DPE) at the ceremony said: “We want to build a knowledge-based society, so we shall all play our desired role in supporting this journey.”
Addressing the participants of the training, David Maynard, director education of British Council Bangladesh, said: “One of the things we want you to recognize out of this training is that English is very important, and it is great that you have learnt English. It is also about the way in which you teach, the methodology, and how you engage children.”
As a part of the government’s 2018 “Primary Education Development Programme 4” (PEDP4), the British Council had been awarded the large training program initiative “English for Primary Teachers” (EPT).
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina approved the project with utmost priority on developing children’s English learning proficiency. The project aligned with the 2030 SDG 4, where the British Council was recognized as the best partner.
Cohort 5 will start on Sunday in PTIs across the country, including Chittagong, Comilla and Joypurhat.
