The ADPP Teacher Training College, Bachil cooperates with the Ministry of Higher Education and Science Research to educate excellent teachers for the children and youths of the 21st Century. In addition, the students train to be committed to work in rural areas with a high lack of teachers. As a result, 243 graduated teachers contributed to a skilled and capable new generation, improved livelihoods, community development and increased opportunities for children and youths to pursue education.
Women carry heavy responsibilities, but due to traditions, they are given few opportunities. The Teacher Training College promotes gender equality and has achieved nearly 50% female participation.
Training the next generation needs committed Teachers. In 2022 the Teacher Training College established the Network of Graduates which was expanded to 27 teachers in 2023. It builds on working together across the different schools, where the teachers work, and through this contribute to the improvement of the daily teaching, the operation and quality of their schools and meet the challenges of children and parents.
The Teacher Training College continues to offer training in pedagogical subjects to 25 teachers from Vocational Schools in Guinea-Bissau. This initiative has introduced a new approach to the pedagogical training of trainers in technical and vocational education and training.
Each year a new team of students will start in August, and graduate in July, 3 years after to give time to be employed by the Ministry of Education before the public school year starts in September.
The ADPP Teacher Training College, Bachil is grateful for the contributions and cooperation from the ADPP Counterpart Fund, the Humana People to People partners, the Ministry of Higher Education and Science Research and the Ministry of National Education of Guinea-Bissau.