{"id":36877,"date":"2023-01-02T15:02:17","date_gmt":"2023-01-02T15:02:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/namibia\/all-news\/pdm-calls-for-improved-teacher-training"},"modified":"2023-01-02T15:16:03","modified_gmt":"2023-01-02T15:16:03","slug":"pdm-calls-for-improved-teacher-training","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/namibia\/all-news\/pdm-calls-for-improved-teacher-training","title":{"rendered":"PDM calls for improved teacher training"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Namibia. <\/strong><\/span>POPULAR Democratic Movement (PDM) member of parliament Inna Hengari says the answer to Namibia&#8217;s education challenges is better teacher training.<\/p>\n<p>Hengari says this will save Namibia from becoming an illiterate nation.<\/p>\n<p>This comes after the Namibia Senior Secondary Certificate results released by the Ministry of Education, Arts and Culture on Friday was characterised by a high failure rate.<\/p>\n<p>Hengari said this confirms that nothing has changed in Namibian schools as far as the skills of teachers is concerned.<\/p>\n<p>She said until the government and specifically the education ministry realises that improving the training of junior primary school teachers is the only way to &#8220;fix&#8221; the education system, it \u201cwill continue on this headlong slide into illiteracy&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>There is also a need to solidify the education sector&#8217;s foundation, she said, while bemoaning the high rate of failure in English and emphasising the need for vocational education to be prioritised.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/namibia\">Namibia<\/a> Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Namibia. 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