The Division of Education, Research and Technology distributed 1072 devices to students and teachers of both primary and secondary schools. These are the latest allotment of digital devices distributed by the Division.
During a simple handing over ceremony at the Division’s conference room on January 17, 2022, Secretary of the Division of Education, Research and Technology, Assemblyman Zorisha Hackett, said that the global pandemic has forced the region to adopt what can no longer be considered the new normal but “a way of life – our normal.”
Secretary Hackett recommitted to improving the working conditions for Tobago’s teachers and called for continuous collaboration on the way forward for the island’s education system.
Assistant Secretary, Councillor Orlando Kerr said that he is aware that he pandemic has “widened the gap between the haves and the have nots.” He stated that “we understand the importance of education and the importance of reaching every student.”
Mrs. Denese Toby-Quashie, Administrator in the Division said that in addition to schools’ infrastructure and technology, special focus will be placed on training programmes to ensure that teachers can adapt to the growing demands of online teaching and reintegration to face to face learning
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