Gov't to train school heads, principals on COVID-19

ACADEMICS

The education ministry, working with the health ministry, is in plans to train all education institution managers (headteachers and principals) and selected staff at sub-county level on COVID-19 standard operating procedures (SOPs).

The education ministry's permanent secretary Alex Kakooza, in a statement Monday noted: "The selected teachers and education institutions managers will be trained on better appreciation of the SOPs for effective implementation."

The training of teachers is one of the concerns raised by the secretary general of the Uganda National Association of Teachers Union during Uganda's commemoration of the World Teachers Day.

The event was hosted by the President at State House in Entebbe early this month.

So, with the training of teachers, it is a call answered by Government.  

Closure, re-opening process

All schools were closed by President Yoweri Museveni to prevent the spread of COVID-19 in the country.

After six months, a couple of weeks ago, Museveni okayed the reopening, in a phased manner, starting with the candidates and finalists in all education institutions.

The President allowed schools and churches to reopen on condition that they follow the set SOPs.

Kakooza explained that the finalists include those in all tertiary institutions, universities and other tertiary and vocational institutions.

President Museveni said that all the 1.2 million learners, in the first phase of the reopening of the schools, are supposed to follow set SOPs.

"If they [students] follow the SOPs, they will be safe."