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Tuesday, September 30, 2008
Editor,
Let me add my voice to the recent developments surrounding the closing of training institutions by the National Training Authority (NTA).
Within a span of two weeks or so, five institutions were closed down; now the question remains what will be the fate of the students? In as much as every stakeholder has something to lose, the students are the biggest losers. What will happen to all the months they have spent learning? What of the fees they have already paid to these institutions? In the first instance, why has the NTA allowed the situation to go so bad that these institutions have to be close? Or should the question be why is the NTA taking such drastic actions now?
Why now? Have they not been doing what they were mandated to do? To be regularly doing quality assurance checks on these schools and advice them on their deficiencies? Well what has been done is done; there is no need to go back. Now the only thing they can do for the students is to create an environment where these institutes can merge and forma single institute, retaining all the qualified tutors from these affected institutes. And this, I think, will solve their concern about the lack of adequate and qualified tutors from the various institutes concerned. This will help the students – who have everything to lose from the closures of these institutes - to continue with their education.
For the record, I agree very much with the closing down of any learning centre that is not delivering quality education to its students. As much as we need these centres, the quality of our graduating students who will serve in the development endeavours of our beloved nation should not be compromised. I am urging the NTA to keep up the momentum and ensure that there is quality education rendered to our students.
Kebba Foon
Kerr Sering
Let me add my voice to the recent developments surrounding the closing of training institutions by the National Training Authority (NTA).
Within a span of two weeks or so, five institutions were closed down; now the question remains what will be the fate of the students? In as much as every stakeholder has something to lose, the students are the biggest losers. What will happen to all the months they have spent learning? What of the fees they have already paid to these institutions? In the first instance, why has the NTA allowed the situation to go so bad that these institutions have to be close? Or should the question be why is the NTA taking such drastic actions now?
Why now? Have they not been doing what they were mandated to do? To be regularly doing quality assurance checks on these schools and advice them on their deficiencies? Well what has been done is done; there is no need to go back. Now the only thing they can do for the students is to create an environment where these institutes can merge and forma single institute, retaining all the qualified tutors from these affected institutes. And this, I think, will solve their concern about the lack of adequate and qualified tutors from the various institutes concerned. This will help the students – who have everything to lose from the closures of these institutes - to continue with their education.
For the record, I agree very much with the closing down of any learning centre that is not delivering quality education to its students. As much as we need these centres, the quality of our graduating students who will serve in the development endeavours of our beloved nation should not be compromised. I am urging the NTA to keep up the momentum and ensure that there is quality education rendered to our students.
Kebba Foon
Kerr Sering
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