The Ministry of Education and Skills Development in collaboration with VTOB Foundation, supported by The Dariu Foundation (TDF) organised a 5-day teacher training program on the Digital Literacy Initiative (DLI) from February 19-23 at Bajo HSS. This is the third batch targeted to train 100 teachers from 32 schools including 2 Thromdes. The DLI training is designed to empower teachers with essential digital competencies to promote coding and ICT literacy among students.
This is part of the three-year project (February 2023-February 2025) committed by the VTOB Foundation to support the Ministry in promoting digital skills through teacher training programs and supply of laptops and Micro:bits. Accordingly, more than 200 teachers have been trained, with 710 laptops and over 300 Micro:bits distributed, benefiting more than 10,000 primary students.
During the training, participants actively engaged in hands-on coding sessions on Scratch Jr, Scratch, Micro: bit, Python Turtle, and CodeMonkey besides gaining insights into the key competencies outlined in the ICT curriculum framework for classes PP-VIII. Leveraging various digital tools such as Google Classroom, Mentimeter, Padlet and Telegram, participants engaged in interactive discussions and created animations, games and storytelling.
Furthermore, teachers received a brief orientation on the Education Technology Framework and the role of AI in education. On the final day, they developed action plans to establish coding clubs in their respective schools.
The training not only equipped teachers with the necessary digital proficiency to teach ICT in classes PP-VIII but also prepared them to lead coding clubs in their schools. The Ministry looks forward to further collaboration in organising coding competitions and expanding digital literacy initiatives.
