Educators hail the SEC’s efforts for teacher training program

Independent school operators welcomed and supported the Supreme Education Council’s policy to attract and train Qatari graduates to join the teaching profession. They welcomed the recently launched Bachelor of Primary Education degree offered in partnership with the College of Education at Qatar University. The operators also support the launch of the three diploma programs to qualify and train teachers, emphasizing their importance in preparing teachers to become aligned with the National Professional Standards. Qatar Educational Complex Operator, Najla Hassan Rashid Thawadi said, “I am thankful to Mr. Saad Bin Ibrahim Al-Mahmoud, Minister of Education and Secretary General of the SEC and Dr. Sheikha Al Misnad president of Qatar University for partnering to qualify secondary school graduates, rehabilitate and equip them to work as independent school teachers.” Al Thawadi confirmed that this project would help reduce operators’ worries of achieving the Qatarization policy, which cannot be achieved in the absence of qualified Qatari females working in the education field. She asked that theoretical training be applied in line with the requirements in the field of education. She also asked that a strategic plan to cover the requirement for teachers be established. On her part, Borooq Primary School for Girls, Hissa Al-Mansouri said that educational experts recognize that qualified teachers are key to the success of any education system. The SEC and QU recognized that they needed to come together to prepare and train qualified effective teachers that will in turn help produce a generation of effective citizens that will lead the country compete in the global economy. “Attracting nationals to the teaching profession is not easy. We should focus on making them aware of what teaching entails, make them understand what it means, and try to convince them of its importance to our children’s and Qatar’s future,” said Al-Mansouri Barzan Independent Preparatory School Operator, Wadha Saad Al Naomi, praised the program and said that it aims to support and supply the independent schools with highly qualified educators who have full knowledge of the nature of work in these schools. She urged generalizing the program to include preparatory and secondary teachers. She recommended that the trainees possess self-motivation and graduates with 75% score in the secondary school certificate examinations. The SEC officials expressed pride and satisfaction for the implementation of these programs that will give a strong impetus to the educational system in Qatar. Head of section of the Early Years Education, Amal Al-Haidoos said, “we are proud of the program which will enhance our role as experts in early years learning education. The schools did not have adequate qualified teachers required to cover the internationally benchmarked Education for a New Era curricula.” Rima Khalil, the head of mathematics at the Curriculum Standards Office supported the decisions saying these national projects aim to fulfill the Qatarization policy in the Al Haidous expressed respect and admiration for the partnership between the Supreme Education Council and Qatar University, which aims to create an educated future generation that is able to compete both on a local and international level. What did students say?
High school female students were satisfied with the program and praised the SEC’s efforts to encourage graduates to work as teachers in the independent schools. They thanked the officials for their efforts to support educational development in Qatar.