At this final stage of the project, EIA aims to focus on institutionalization and sustainability, particularly at local levels. With this focus, EIA is organizing a series of events “Networking Forum” at District and Divisional level across the country. The goal of theseevents is to ensure that the key Education Officers at local levels are aware of the good practices of Teacher Professional Development promoted by EIA and support their Upazilas and Districtsto continue these.

The ‘kickoff’Networking Forum event was held in Teachers Training College, Dhaka, on 27th April 2016, with around 50 participants from four Districts of Dhaka Division. District Primary Education Officers (DPEOs), Primary Teacher Training Institute Superintendents, Assistant District Primary Education Officers (ADPEOs), Upazila Education Officers (UEOs), Assistant Upazila Education Officers (AUEOs), Upazila Resource Centre Instructors (URCIs), Assistant Upazila Resource Centre Instructors (AURCIs), Head Teachers and Assistant Teachers from different schools from Dhaka, Munshiganj, Manikganj and NarayanganjDistricts were present at the event.

Participants discussed the need to support each other within the Districts to improve English teaching and learning in the classes and Teacher Professional Development for teachers

Mr. Shawpon Kumar Dhali, Principal, Teachers Training College, Dhaka; Shah Sufi Mohammad Ali Reza, Divisional Director, DPE, Dhaka; Sue Williamson, Team Leader, EIA and Zahir-Bin-Siddique, Deputy Team Leader, EIAwere present atthe event. The next events are planned to take place in Chittagong, Sylhet, Rangpur, Rajsahi, Barisal, Khulna, Mymensingh in the coming months.
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