The Liberia Standard Teacher Training College has committed itself to improving teaching standards by training thousands of classroom teachers across the country, if it is financially supported by the national government and partners.
Delivering his special statement at the 7th graduation ceremony of 77 trained classroom teachers in General, Junior and Senior Secondary Education, LSTTC National Director, Reverend Andrew S. Fayiah, said the college has the manpower to professionally execute the task.
At the event held over the weekend on the Bushrod Island, the Liberian cleric named personal salary costs, renting of training sites, training materials, and utility expenses, among others, as a few of the challenges faced by the institution.
He believes that, with the support of the Liberian government, UNESCO, European Union, USAID, and all local and international partners in education, the college is determined to adequately buttress the government’s efforts to ensure trained and qualified teachers are in the classrooms to teach Liberian students.
“If we have the financial strength, we can assure the public that the Liberia Standard Teacher Training College can train teachers across the 15 counties of Liberia simultaneously,” the National Training Director added.
Reverend Fayiah noted that the financial assistance to the college can be directed to its “Advancing Teacher’s Education Project”, saying the project has been effective in the training of classroom teachers from private and public schools and is specifically in the low-income bracket.
“We have the master trainers certified by the Ministry of Education that are fully prepared to get the job done once the support is provided, because we are running a tuition-free training program,” Reverend Fayiah averred.
Meanwhile, Reverend Andrew S. Fayiah disclosed that, beginning academic year 2024, the college will offer 1,000 slots to classroom teachers to enroll in its “Advancing Teacher’s Education Project”.
He said, moving forward, the college will be more aggressive in the implementation of its programs to achieve the needed results.
“We are pleased to announce to you that on January 27, 2024, we will launch a capacity building project for the first of its kind to train 2,000 vice principals for instructions on improving monitoring and supervision competency in the classrooms,” the LSTTC National Training Director emphasized.
