Conference calls for joint Arab action in enhancing teaching profession

AMMAN — Participants at a conference titled “How to prepare a teacher for life” on Wednesday called for exchanging expertise in teacher’s training in the Arab region. 

Organised by the Queen Rania Teacher Academy (QRTA) in cooperation with the Ministry of Education, and in partnership with UNESCO and Jordan National Commission for Education, Culture & Science, the conference in Amman focused on developing professional programes enhances teaching skills improving student performance. 

Chief Executive Officer of QRTA Haif Banayan stressed the significance of joint Arab action and cooperation in the field of education.

Banyan said that the QRTA works in partnership with the Ministry of Education and Teachers College at the University of Columbia in New York to develop training programmes.

He noted that the academy has also worked to implement long-term strategic partnerships with a group of universities and international institutes that are leaders in the field of teacher training.

The academy has played a key role in supporting the Education Ministry in regards to teachers’ development as part of the Jordan National Strategy for Human Resources Development 2016/2025.

Secretary General of the Ministry of Education Mohammad Okour highlighted the importance of providing support to teachers and enabling them in keeping up-to-date with the latest developments as the world is witnessing transformations in various sectors.

The two-day conference will discuss teacher training from a global perspective, policies on teacher certification as well as focusing on regional experiences in this regard.