GBTTC Kumba graduates 205 teachers

Graduating students teachers have been described as finished products ready for consumption. The principal of Government Bilingual Teachers Training College (GBTTC) Kumba, Jingwa Tambo George made this declaration on the occasion of the graduation and prize giving ceremony of student teachers of the college that took place on Thursday 16 October 2014.

The ceremony that took place at the conference hall of that institution was presided over at by the divisional officer for Kumba I Fomoumbod Douala Charles. In his address Jingwa Tambo, noted that the school year that started in September 2013 did not end without its ugly side with the death of the meme divisional delegate for secondary education Epie Ekalle Shadrack.

In the 2013/2014 school year, GBTTC had an enrolment of 358; 61 males and 297 females of whom 246 registered for the teachers grade I certificate Exams (CAPIEMP) and 205 passed giving the school the percentage pass of 83.3%,Jingwa Tambo also went on to chronicle the pedagogic activities of the school under the year in review among them seminars practical teaching and examinations nothing that the school participation in all this activities was excellent.

He further noted that, the sequence test the mock Grade I examinations where conducted hitch free. Descending to the core of the event Tambo said the graduating student teachers are finished product ready for consumption.

These student, he added have undergone a systematic training and transformation and have fulfilled the course requirements and are now qualified for the job market.

To the graduating students, Tambo exhorted them to uphold the good name of the institution, the good lessons learnt, the hardwork and friendly atmosphere and that they should be committed to their profession and preach the goodness which their alma mater incarnates.

Turning to the teacher trainers, he thanked them for their efforts in transforming the raw materials from secondary school into professional teachers adding that their task though herculean was worth the sacrifice.

Beginning this September GBTTC Kumba started the francophone section with 107 students with the appointment of director studies by the minister.

Tambo further observed that the creation of the francophone section of that institution now provides the opportunity of promoting official bilingualism which according to him is an important factor for national unity and exposure to the international community. He appealed for more teachers for the francophone section.