Driven by the Ministry of Education belief in the key role that the teacher plays in achieving the education vision of the Emirati School, the Ministry of Education has implemented specialized training targeting 23 thousand teachers held in 297 locations across the nation. Locations were prepared and fitted to provide professional development service to all those targeted within an appealing, comfortable and supportive learning environment.

 

The specialized training comes in response to the needs of the targeted staff in the educational field and is based on the results of an accurate and in-depth ongoing scientific study carried out by the Training and Professional Development Department of the Ministry of Education. The study includes all those targeted in training; specialists working in curriculum development, evaluation, educational leaders and everything related to the teacher.

 

This year, the specialized training saw the launch of the "Parent Engagement" program, as the Ministry of Education recognizes the inspiring role that parents play in achieving the learning goals of their children, as partners in the learning and teaching process.

 

In the specialized training, we are committed to providing teachers with both the most important research and studies in the field of specialization as well as strategies, tools and techniques that enhance their capabilities as teachers to achieve the goals of learning and education operations in their schools. It also aims to raise their level of motivation as well as enhance their ability to play their roles as teachers in schools, develop their skills to keep pace with the latest developments in education to achieve the ministry's ambitious plans, and provide high-quality education, and qualified human resources.

 

Specialized training provides teachers and school leaders with an ideal opportunity to share ideas and engage in scientific discussions about the curriculum, and effective ways to apply them, through the training workshops provided. Topics that increase their ability to lead the educational process in their schools are presented within an informed leadership approach guided by latest knowledge in leading the learning and teaching process.

 

The training workshops were divided into 36 programs for the subjects taught in the Arabic language, and 26 programs for the subjects taught in the English language, in addition to programs for laboratory specialists, educational guides, learning resource specialists, kindergarten teachers, theater teachers, and Chinese language teachers.

 

1249 competent and qualified trainers were prepared within a specialized program to be good trainers who are capable of providing training professionally and aptly.

 

 

 

Written by Khawla Al Hosani

Director of the Training and Professional Development Department

at the Ministry of Education