Here’s Yet another ICT Teachers Retooling Workshop

Photo: Teachers in a practical session during the 2014 ICT Retooling workshop at Kololo Senior Secondary School.

Teachers’ ICT Retooling Workshops are a series of 5-day residential training workshops supported by Uganda Communications Commission and coordinated my Uganda Ministry of Education, Science, Technology and Sports intended to equip teachers with the skills and knowledge to effectively teach ICT in their schools.

Background: The introduction of Information Communication Technology for advanced level students suffered a setback especially in rural secondary schools because of lack of qualified instructors and computers.

To solve the problem of shortage of computers, the Ministry of Education and Sports (MoES), in conjunction with the Uganda Communications Commission (UCC), through UCC’s Rural Communications Development Fund(RCDF) supported the establishment of ICT laboratories to enhance integration and penetration of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) in secondary schools in Uganda.The ICT laboratories were installed in over 1,027 secondary schools and tertiary educational institutions. However, secondary schools that have ICT infrastructure do not adequately use it due to lack of skills and low ICT literacy levels of school managers, teachers and Students.

The availability of teachers who can integrate ICT in the teaching and learning in Ugandan secondary schools is very limited however the unskilled teachers and headteachers can be re-trained / retooled to acquire the necessary ICT skills to improve the teaching and learning. Through in-service training, teachers and School managers are provided with modern computer skills and others are completely re-tooled to become computer literate. This enables ICT integration in the teaching and learning. This is done by provision of the desired skills to the teachers who will turn integrate these skills through modern methods of teaching using E-platforms. The main Aim/objective of the project is to influence the integration of ICT in the teaching and learning in Secondary Schools in Uganda.

Expected results/outcomes

• Improved methods of teaching and learning in secondary Schools using ICT tools.
• Improved and increased means of sharing knowledge by teachers and students with the use of ICT.
• Increased access to ICT resources by teachers, students and administrators.

Several ICT retooling workshops have been held in the recent years [ eg 2013, 2014,  and 2016] from the time ICT was introduced at A level as a subsidiary subject compulsory for some students.

About this year’s retooling workshop 2017

Current Information indicates that Shift one starts on Sunday September 3rd 2017 while shift two starts on Sunday 10th to 17th at Kololo senior secondary school.

• It’s residential but participants may choose to commute from home as long as you they attend in time.
• Accommodation, meals and training will be catered for free of charge.
• No allowances will be given to participants.
• Letters of invitation to be issued to only those that complete the training.
• If your school is not among those invited as per the lists below but you wish to attend, please contact Mr. Kalema Golooba Ayub , the lead trainer, responsible for program development, implementation and evaluation to inquire if there are places still available for the taking.

Below is the list of schools invited for training per shift.

Shift One Reporting Date: Sunday September 3rd 2017

Shift Two Reporting Date: Sunday September 10th 2017

Download Full List
SELECTED FOR TRAINING SEPT 2017-2 Excel

SELECTED_FOR_TRAINING_SEPT_2017 Pdf

NB: More details about this workshop will be communicated as information becomes available.

ICT Teachers are advised to follow / join this facebook group and page and this WhatsApp group to link up with fellow teachers and keep informed about these retooling workshops and other developments regarding ICT teaching in Uganda.