The Ondo State government has redeployed the 900 holders of National Certificate in Education working in various local governments across the state to the state Universal Basic Education Board as a way of increasing the number of teachers in primary schools across the state.

This was disclosed by the State Commissioner for Information, Kayode Akinmade, in Akure on Tuesday, who informed that a three-day refresher course for the teachers was holding in four zones in the state with a centre each in Ondo, Akure, Okitipupa and Ikare .

The opening ceremony of the course, which ends on Thursday, he added was performed by the state Governor, Dr Olusegun Mimiko, at the Akure centre.


Akinmade, who said the deployment was to address the challenge of shortage of teachers in schools, explained that government discovered that the NCE holders were being underutilized in the various local government areas.

He added that the former local government workers were moving from the era of redundancy to the era of full engagement, describing them as round pegs in round holes.

In his address to the teachers at the opening ceremony of the course, Mimiko charged them to be diligent in the discharge of their duties and contribute their quota to the improvement of standard of education in the state.
He said the deployment was an opportunity for them to use their wealth of experience to improve on the state of education.

“You have the opportunity to mould the future of the state and Nigeria, so you should be up and doing,” he stated.

On his part, the state Head of Service, Toyin Akinkuotu, explained that the redeployment was to enhance productivity in the service.

“In view of the economic situation in the country, the governor has thought it right to redeploy you to enhance productivity,” he stated.


Source: http://nationalaccordnewspaper.com/2015/10/ondo-converts-900-local-govt-workers-to-teachers/

Good development. Others should follow suit

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