Gambia Radio & TV News (Banjul)
Gassama
17 August 2001
Banjul — About 6000 lower and upper basic school teachers have completed a four week training on Study technology, a new learning and teaching method at the Gambia college in Brikama about 22km from the capital Banjul.
It was developed by an American Researcher L. Ron Hubbard and consists of understanding the concepts and ideas, overcoming learning difficulties and applying the knowledge gained, setting, standards and monitoring achievement targets, decentralising education as well as empowering communities.
The workshop was organised by the department of education in collaboration with an association called Applied Scholastic International based in the USA.
Speaking at the closing ceremony on Thursday, the Deputy Permanent Secretary Department of Education Mr Joseph Jassey thanked the organisers of the training programme and hoped that it will help attain quality education.
Mrs Anne Robert from the association described the workshop as a success and revealed plans to set up a study technology unit in the Gambia in the near future.
The Secretary of the Steering Committee, Burama Jammeh said they have recommended more training and learning material to be provided to teachers to broaden their knowledge on study technology.
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