A series of teacher development trainings on integrating vulnerable youth into education concluded in Madaba today on December 15, 2011. The training organized by the UNESCO Office in Amman with the Ministry of Education and the Jordan Education Initiative focused on positive learning environment in class rooms, addressing technical class room challenges and quality education. It was the last of a series of trainings on the “INEE Minimum Standards for Education in Emergencies” held for the Ministry of Education throughout 2010 and 2011 as part of UNESCO’s School Readiness Programme for Vulnerable Jordanian and Iraqi Youth.
The training took place in Madaba and reached 100 teachers from the Madaba Governorate and three surrounding districts: Muwaqar, Thiban, and Al Jiza. Upon the conclusion of the training, teachers have to prepare their classroom plans for the coming year. As a follow up support mechanism, trainers will visit teachers in their classroom to evaluate and discuss performance.
Supporting the Ministry of Education in accommodating Iraqis in Jordanian schools was a key element of the programme. Following a royal decree King Abdullah II issued in August 2007, more than 27,000 Iraqi students joined public schools on a yearly basis. The influx of Iraqis in the Jordanian schooling system – Iraqi children who received the right to enroll in public schools system regardless of residential status –added pressure on the Jordanian school system. The programme, funded by the Australian Aid Fund directly complemented the government’s efforts to support teachers in providing quality education to vulnerable Jordanian and Iraqi Youth and supported the Ministry of Education in safeguarding adequate minimum standards to deliver quality programmes. The prorgramme is ending with the end of the year.
For further information please contact Ms. Hanan Zanoun, h.zanoun@unesco.org