The Katsina State Government has assured of its readiness to review the state’s free education policy and update the teacher recruitment process.
This is part of its 2024 goals to improve education in line with the current realities of the North-West state.
The Commissioner for Basic and Secondary Education in the State Hadiza Yar’adua disclosed this during her maiden briefing at the Katsina State Secretariat Complex.
According to her, part of the plans is ensuring that the Teacher’s Service Board performs its statutory functions of teacher recruitment and training.
Yar’adua maintained that the ministry is also planning to have a basic and secondary education sector that will provide efficient learning that will contribute towards socio-economic growth and development.
Other goals set up by the ministry, according to her, include among others: to have a basic and secondary education sector with improved curricula that impart basic skills in traditional subjects.
“To increase the coverage and quality of the basic and secondary education,” the commissioner added.
To identify clear structures for enhancing the capacity of teachers with suitable incentives and punitive measures through robust monitoring and evaluation mechanisms.
“Providing effective and efficient framework and strategies to help His Excellency in designing and establishing three model schools to cater to the best and brightest candidates in the State; and
“To maximize partner support of AGILE, TESS, and other partner projects to develop basic and secondary education in the State and make a positive impact,” she noted.
According to Yar’adua, the ministry has also set up action plans which include short, medium, and long-term plans aimed at increasing the coverage and quality of basic and secondary education.
She maintained that the ministry is also planning to ensure that rural areas are included in the noble initiatives of the ministry.
According to the Commissioner, the ministry is also planning to address welfare challenges for teachers as well as addressing the issue of security in risk-prone areas.
