Frances Atima, the Commissioner of Education Standards in the Ministry of Education and Sports, says that the training is meant to take the inspectors through the newly developed Teacher Effectiveness and Learners Achievement (TELA) system.
The second batch of 240
inspectors of schools drawn from 76 districts across the country are undergoing
training on the use of the Digital Monitoring, Evaluation, and Reporting Tools. The week-long training at
Teso College Aloet in Soroti district commenced on May 16th, 2022, and will end on May 20th, 2022.
The 1st batch of 240 inspectors
drawn from 79 districts completed their training last week between May 9th
and 13th, 2022 in Soroti City. Frances Atima, the Commissioner of Education
Standards in the Ministry of Education and Sports, says that the training is
meant to take the inspectors through the newly developed Teacher Effectiveness
and Learners Achievement (TELA) system.
She explains that the ministry intends
to phase out the analog data management system and replace it with digitalized data management and information sharing systems.
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The ministry is set to
roll out the Teacher Effectiveness and Learners Achievement (TELA) system to
all schools and certificate awarding institutions, the e-Inspection system in all
Local Governments, and School Performance Assessment in selected Local
Governments, Atima added.
According to Atima, the
system will enable inspectors to readily access information about each and every
school, teacher, and learner with a click of a button at the school and away from
the school. She explains that there was an urgent need to take all inspectors of
schools through rigorous training to make them conversant with a new digital
system.
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Christopher Orimwesiga
Rubarunda, the Inspector of schools in Ntungamo Municipality appreciated the
training, saying it will help the inspectors in the execution of their work.
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Jessica Ojangole, the
Pallisa Inspector of schools admitted that most inspectors lacked the required inspection
and monitoring skills to effectively carry out their work.
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Silvia Namagala, the Kyotera District Inspector
of schools called for continuous refresher training, arguing that some inspectors
are new in the field.
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Mary Chebet, the Kapchorwa District Inspector of
schools expressed Joy, saying that the training has opened their eyes to
their roles and power limits. Chebet has promised to assert and exercise her
power as an inspector without fear or favor.
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