Jigawa SUBEB establishes training, inspection unit
From ISMA’ILA MUHAMMAD, Dutse

THE management committee of the Jigawa state Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB) has approved the establishment of teachers training and inspection units in 27 local government education authorities of the state.
The state executive chairman SUBEB, Babangida Hussaini disclosed this in an interview with Daily Triumph in his office after their meeting with the education secretaries at the board’s headquarters in Kazaure.
The SUBEB chairman further said it become imperative to establish the units at the local education authorities levels in view of the need for training and re-training of teachers so as to get the best out –put.
According to him, some of the units responsibilities include among other, identifying teachers that need to be given either refresher course on the job or in- service training.
He, therefore, called on the education secretaries to ensure regular monitoring and supervision of schools in their domain.
Alhaji Hussaini further explained that the committee has been expanded to include the representatives of the state Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT) and the All Nigeria Conference of Principals of Secondary Schools (ANCOPSS).
He stressed the importance of working as a team so as to move the educational sector to greater heights.