Thursday, October 5, 2017

National Identification Report on Training Needs for School Teachers and Leaders




Following the testing of 17,613 teachers across the country, the Institute of Educational Development (IZHA) presented today the National Report on the Needs Assessment for Teachers and Leaders Training.
A carefully planned process that started with online testing in Tirana and continued throughout Albania, with strong monitoring rules and standard excretion, highlighted the needs of teachers for training.
Minister of Education and Sports, Lindita Nikolla, during her speech in the presentation of the report, stated that through this process, for the first time, is offered for each directorate and educational office, the national map of professional development needs detailed for each school , teachers and data databases, an instrument through which you can understand the detailed training needs of managers, teachers, gender, profile, seniority at work, location, etc.
"For the first time, we have a national report on the identification of the needs of teachers and managers in pre-university education. This is a document from which we develop all the responsibilities that lie ahead to 500,000 students and their parents, telling the real truths that bear the name of every teacher, school, DAR / ZA. But what is important, engaging timely, measurable indicators, improving situations that need emergency interventions, and then building a permanent, contemporary system for qualifying all teachers, "said Nikola .
The Minister said that from the reporting that MAS conducted to the European Commission representatives within the Subcommittee on "Innovation, Information Society and Social Policy", the conclusions of the EC experts and the recommendations were positive.
"Albania is encouraged to continue reform in pre-university education and pay particular attention to the training and qualification of teachers. They have provided full partnership and expertise to accompany us in further steps, to respond to this situation and the duties that arise from this report, "said Minister Nikolla.
Among other things, the Minister of Education listed the problems of the teacher training scheme. According to her, there are 51 training agencies licensed during 2012 and 2013, which provide 739 training modules for teachers.
"Often, these agencies did not have enough co-ordination and co-ordination with REDs / EOs and schools to provide training on the real needs that match the reforms in the pre-university system. In many cases, the media, certain teachers have denounced a serious process for the education system, that of selling credits. Also, there is a lack of professional literature and supporting publications for teachers, to learn about developments in their formation, on the best experiences of local and foreign colleagues, while there is also lack of online training, "said Nikola. adding that there has been minimal coordination with higher education institutions regarding the formation of teachers in faculties of education and their involvement in the qualification process.
In her speech, the Minister also mentioned the importance of creating a school of directors, emphasizing that there will be a diploma for all the executives who are in the system but also for those who want to be part of the school's direction.
The scientific debate on the new teacher development vocational scheme will continue next week at the first international teacher training conference where international experts from developed European countries as well as from regional countries rectors and university professors will be gathered to provide their expertise with the professional development scheme, according to European standards.
Director of the Education Development Institute, Gerti Janaqi, presented some of the main findings:
  • 25% of teachers possess very satisfactory knowledge. 64% of teachers possess satisfactory knowledge, but with the need for improvement. 12% of teachers have indispensable or significant needs for improvement.
  • The average score in the overall rating is 21.4 points out of 30 points that has the complete instrument.
  • The results of the village school teachers are almost equal and in some cases somewhat higher than the results of the school teachers in the city. This applies, both for the overall assessment, as well as for the areas: Planning; Teaching and learning; Ethics and communication; Professional development.
  • The lowest results were achieved in the field of vocational development, where the number of teachers rated at level 1 and level 2 (teachers have substantial or significant needs for improvement) reaches 35%.
  • Subordinators are the category of educational employees with higher scores compared to directors and teachers.
  • The highest REDs are: Berat, Shkodra, Korça, Fieri, Tirana County. Lower REDs are: Kukes, Dibra and Vlora. 

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