Cosmas Chukwu, Enugu
The Enugu State Government has inducted 2,299 newly recruited teachers into the Enugu Smart Green Schools, charging them to uphold professionalism, integrity and innovation as they assume responsibility for shaping the future of the state’s children.
The induction took place on Wednesday during the New Teacher Induction / Orientation Programme held at the International Conference Centre, Enugu.
The Commissioner for Labour and Employment, Hon. Felix Nnamani, who represented the Executive Governor of Enugu State, Dr. Peter Mbah, formally inducted the newly recruited teachers and declared the orientation programme open.
Representing the Commissioner for Education, Prof. Ndubueze Mbah, the Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Dr. Stella Ogbodo charged the teachers to see themselves as critical agents of the state’s education transformation.
He described the Smart Green Schools as a vision to redefine basic education through experiential learning, technology, digital literacy, innovation and an integrated learning environment.
According to him, the teacher remains central to the success of the reform, describing teachers as “the human connection among all the components” and “the operating system of the reform.”
Prof. Mbah urged the new teachers to put every learner at the centre of their work, strengthen foundational learning, embrace experiential pedagogy, use technology effectively and continuously develop their professional capacity.
He also outlined a professional growth pathway from Excellent New Teacher to Experiential Learning Innovator, CELI Mentor and Leader of Teaching and Learning Design, stressing that advancement must be supported by continuous learning, evidence, innovation and professional character.
In his remarks, the Executive Chairman of the Enugu State Universal Basic Education Board (ENSUBEB), Associate Professor Hyginus Banko Okibe, welcomed the recruits as “able lieutenants” and “disruptive innovators and pathfinders” in the state’s education transformation journey.
Prof. Okibe urged them to justify the confidence reposed in them by government through punctuality, discipline, integrity and commitment to duty.
He warned against truancy, lateness, indecent dressing, extortion, corruption, admission racketeering, manipulation of results, impersonation, absenteeism and other forms of professional misconduct, including sexual harassment and sex-for-marks or services.
The ENSUBEB Chairman stressed that Smart Green Schools were more than modern infrastructure, noting that their success would ultimately depend on the quality, competence and character of the teachers working in them.
He called for collaboration among education stakeholders and sister agencies to strengthen professional ethics, improve service delivery and build a public school system that would command confidence and respect.
Following the formal induction by the Governor’s representative, the teachers were exposed to the responsibilities of their new roles, the induction therefore marks the beginning of a new chapter for the 2,299 teachers as they join the workforce expected to translate Enugu State’s education transformation agenda into meaningful learning experiences for children across the state.
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