Lower Primary School teachers drawn from Rumbek Central County in Lakes State are receiving training in facilitating lessons through the radio.
The four-day training has been organized by Southern Sudan Interactive Radio Instruction (SSIRI) in collaboration with Lakes State Department of Alternative Education in the Ministry of Education.Marial Santo Luke who works for the department of Alternative Education told Good News Radio that the ongoing training aims at helping teachers create quality and access to education, adding that this is the final training before the start of the radio programs.
Mr. Marial also said that this radio program initiative belongs to the Government of South Sudan and the community, urging the teachers undergoing training to acquire skills for the benefit of the community now and beyond the mandate of the funding organization, that is, Education Development Centre.
Ms. Risper, a teacher at Rumbek Girls Primary School, said the workshop is progressing well, appreciating radio as a good instrument of communication.
She said that the school lessons through the radio enhance the fight against illiteracy and offer a good methodology in teaching.
Meanwhile, the Outreach Coordinator in Lakes State, Reec Deng Reec, encouraged parents to send their children to school and to help their children remain focused on education.
He revealed that his organization will be conducting training to target facilitators for adult radio programs, reassuring the community that the Learning Village Radio Programs for adults will kick off soon on Good News Radio.
The training, scheduled to conclude this Saturday, has 30 participants in attendance.