ECD teacher training insufficient: Urpilainen

Contributed by NAMPA.

WINDHOEK, 24 JAN (NAMPA) - European Union (EU) Commissioner for International Partnerships, Jutta Urpilainen, told the Ministry of Gender Equality, Poverty Eradication and Social Welfare (MGEPESW) on Tuesday that the Early Childhood Development (ECD) training for teachers is insufficient.

Urpilainen said this during her visit to the EU-funded ECD centre in the Mix settlement.

She urged the MGEPESW to invest in the educators, noting that the seven weeks training the ministry offers ...