Teacher trainees at Monkey Mountain can now access learning materials online

Teacher trainees at Monkey Mountain can now access learning materials online

(May 9, 2024) - The Ministry of Education has taken another step towards bridging the educational gap between the hinterland and the coast.

Teacher trainees at Monkey Mountain can now conveniently access their learning materials through the Cyril Potter College of Education’s Moodle platform, thanks to the Management Information Systems Unit’s efforts to provide internet connectivity in the hinterland community.

This move is being made for all teacher trainees even in deep hinterland communities.

Moodle is a Learning Management System (LMS) used to manage, deliver and measure training and learning online.

The trainee teachers in Monkey Mountain also received laptops to assist them in their training.

The goal is to provide hinterland trainees with access to Moodle to enhance their learning alongside printed modules. Hinterland lecturers will also be granted access to these online resources.

To date, 99 per cent of teachers across the country are trained or are in training. This historic achievement, is in keeping with the ministry’s Education Sector plan to have 100 per cent trained teachers in the classroom. This has facilitated a significant decrease in the teacher to student ratio in classrooms and is expected to produce a higher quality of education across levels.