Our Correspondent
Kohima | July 6
The three-day training on phonetics for government teachers of Kohima and Dimapur district, organized by the Department of School Education in collaboration with Jolly Phonics, United Kingdom, concluded here today.
70 government primary school teachers from Kohima and Dimapur district attended the training with trainer Shainaz Jussa, Principal and Managing Director, Phonickids, Mumbai as the resource person.
According to Shainaz, the training had been ‘very timely’. She hoped the teachers will be able to disseminate the right knowledge to the students from early age. In learning phonetics, the education system will improve considerably, Shainaz said, adding learning should be fun. She observed that the education system is going to get better as there is support from the government.
Guest of honour Kevishe, Additional Secretary, Government of Nagaland, in his address, stressed the need to improve the education system in the State.
“The State’s School Education department, over the years, had been on the move to revive the education system in the State. This is the right time for the education system to move forward,” he said, adding the government is ever ready to invest more towards the improvement of the education sector.
The Additional Secretary also announced that Jolly Phonics based in UK will be providing free textbooks and reading materials to government schools.
The valedictory programme was chaired by Vilvino, while Moayangla (Dimapur) and Abodi Neikha (Kohima) spoke on behalf of the trainees/teachers.
