NCEL to introduce new training programmes

The National College for Educational Leadership (NCEL) has announced a number of programmes, to be introduced over the next few months, aimed at building the professional capacity of  persons employed to the education sector.
    
Dr. Maurice Smith, Principal Director of  NCEL,  says the agency, which is operated under the Ministry of  Education, will be launching the School Financial Management and Administration training programme this month.
    
The programme will provide training for bursars, assistant bursars and clerical assistants, as well as other persons who support financial management in schools.
    
In November, a training programme for middle leaders in schools, such as heads of  departments and grade coordinators will also be introduced.
    
Dr. Smith says there will also be a System Leadership for School Improvement Programme, aimed at education officers.
    
The NCEL will be starting an executive leadership training programme for leaders within the Ministry of  Education and its agencies. 

It will also be accepting its first cohort in January 2016 for the University and Colleges Leaders training programme for senior administrators at the tertiary level.  

Going well
   
Dr. Smith says the Aspiring Principals Programme, which was started last year to train school principals, has been going well.

There are 114 people currently enrolled in the second cohort of  the programme, which will be completed in December this year. Recruitment for the third cohort will commence next March. 
   
With the passage of  legislation governing the Revised Code of Regulations, the programme will become mandatory for all persons seeking to become school principals.