PESHAWAR
The provincial caretaker Minister for Sports, Youth Affairs, Science and Information Technology Dr Najibullah Khan Marwat has said that teachers of scientific subjects should focus on technical and experimental education away from traditions.
He said that the students should work hard and enlighten the name of the country and the nation in science and technology.
The provincial minister expressed these views while addressing the ceremony of two-day capacity building training workshop for teachers and lecturers of different educational institutions of science subjects at Roots Millennium School Peshawar.
“Without the hard work of teachers in educational institutions, students cannot play a significant role in learning science and technology which is essential for students to acquire in today’s era,” he said.
In the current race of technology, it is imperative to give special attention to science and information technology education, he said and added that science and technology education has become the backbone of the economic stability and development of the country.
The event was attended by Secretary Science, Information Technology Zakaullah Khattak, Director General Sajjad Hussain Shah, School Principal Tehmina Khalid, workshop participants, teachers and students in large numbers.
Dr Najibullah Khan Marwat said that teaching is a great and important field which can make any country stand in the ranks of developed countries.
But if teachers can’t deliver education to their students in real and true sense, and their no vision and spirit of purpose in teaching, then there will be no transformation of students and both money and time will be wasted.
Mr Khan said that teachers who teach science subjects have a greater responsibility than other teachers to use all their skills in teaching their subjects to students properly, it is very important to pay special attention to theory as well as practical.
The caretaker provincial minister Dr Najibullah Marwat said that the Directorate of Science and Information Technology Khyber is starting some kind of IT skills, entrepreneurship and other important training programs very soon.
He further said that the government is giving technical training to the teachers. By which the students will surely get the results along with increasing the capacity of the teachers.
He emphasized on the teachers who completed the training workshop and said that after learning the skills in the workshop, they must convey its benefits to the students in their educational institutions. So that the students can benefit from the experiences of the teachers.
At the end of the ceremony, the caretaker minister Dr. Najibullah distributed certificates and credentials to the participants who completed the training workshop, while school principal presented a commemorative shield and a bouquet of flowers to the caretaker provincial minister.
