From Thursday June 22 to Friday June 23, 2023, in Ebolowa, a workshop was held to analyze a strategy for scaling up the digital learning environment (DLE) to strengthen the skills of basic education teachers in Cameroon. The workshop was attended by officials from the Ministry of Basic Education in the southern region, including representatives of the Regional Delegate and the Departmental Delegate, directors of ENIEGs and elementary school, educational inspectors, teachers, journalists and representatives of civil society.

Supervised by Professor Vandelin Mgbwa, Country Coordinator (C.P.) of the project, and Professor Maxime Manifi, Project Manager, the work of this workshop consisted in:1) corroborating/amending the proposed reference framework on the quality of continuing education in ENA, and 2) identify risks and propose mitigation measures to improve the professional development of community teachers in the digital age, in order to solicit the active involvement of stakeholders (pedagogical supervisors, teachers, leaders of civil society organizations, and community radio managers).

At the end of the proceedings, which took place in an atmosphere of courtesy and conviviality, the representative of the Délégué régional de l’Education de base (DREB) for the southern region affirmed the DREB’s commitment to taking over the implementation of ENA in this region. To this end, he will call on the various links in the educational chain to carry ENA’s message loud and clear.

Participant workshops

Visit from the MINEDUB Regional Delegate for the South (right) by Professor Vandelin Ngbwa (middle) and Professor Maxime Manifi (left)

The actors of the Pedagogical IRAP met from April 6 to 7, 2023, in Bangui, Central African Republic, for a workshop on strengthening the resilience of inclusive governance by mobilizing training engineering skills in a digital environment, with a view to improving the quality of teaching and learning through the training of so-called “community teachers”.

The workshop took place under the high patronage of the Minister of National Education, Dr. Aboubacar Noure MOUKADAS, and in the presence of the Minister of Higher Education, Scientific Research and Technological Innovation, Pr Jean-Laurent SYSSA-MAGALE.

The participants came from the education sector, notably Pr Gerard GRESENGUET, Rector of the University of Bangui, Dr Romain SOPIO, Chargé de Mission at the Ministry of National Education, Pr Jean KOKIDE, Director of the Cabinet of the Minister of Higher Education, Dr Bertrand KENGUETONA, Secretary General of the University of Bangui, Mr. Casimir Emile YAMOKODE, Inspector General of National Education, Dr David VONTO, KIX Focal Point for the CAR, 10 Inspectors of the Academy, 10 Directors of Centers of Excellence, 10 Directors of the University of Bangui, and the Director of the Ministry of Education. Casimir Emile YAMOKODE, Inspector General of National Education, Dr. David VONTO, KIX Focal Point for CAR, 10 Inspectors of Academy, 10 Directors of Regional Pedagogical Centers (CPR), Directors of Teacher Training Colleges (ENI), Heads of school districts, Heads of school sectors, Directors of PARI pilot schools as well as their teacher representatives.

This workshop resulted in the proposal of a reference framework on the quality of in-service training in ENA, as well as the development of a logical framework for the deployment of advocacy for the scaling up of ENA. These results will frame the activities of the PARI project in the field in the coming weeks, for the improvement of the professional development of so-called “community” teachers.

Relive the event in pictures below.

A mission to collect data for the development and validation of a model of proximity supervision of teachers and school principals was held from February 23 to 25, 2023, in Yaoundé, Ebolowa and Abong-Mbang. This mission was inspired by a study of supervision experiences and the construction of a supervision model. The objective of this activity was to draw up a portrait of pedagogical supervision and teacher support practices as part of a needs analysis for an action-research project on digital learning environments (DLE).

This included:

• Defining a model for close supervision of teachers and school leaders;
• Building the supervision model from a study of teachers’ and principals’ experiences