DOHA: Qatar Foundation (QF) has signed an agreement with International Baccalaureate (IB) to provide training for teachers.
Workshops will be in English and Arabic, with the first this month, followed by a series in March.
They are designed and developed by IB and will be delivered by IB educators from around the world.
Every IB workshop is evaluated against a global quality assurance framework.
IB is a non-profit educational foundation working with over 4,000 schools in more than 140 countries to develop and offer four programmes to over 1.2 million youngsters aged up to 19.
IB professional development helps educators develop a deeper understanding of what it means to be an internationally-minded and effective teacher.
Noof Ahmed Al Thani, Director, Academic Outreach, Pre-University Education Office, QF, said: “The workshops present an opportunity in which QF can act as a leader in providing premier training for educators in the country.
“QF believes that professional development should be ongoing for educators, irrespective of experience not only for continuous professional and personal growth, but also to ensure that they keep improving learning experiences and outcomes of their students,” she added.
Adrian Kearney, Regional Director, IB, said: “The agreement represents an important step for IB in Qatar and enables greater access to professional development workshops for which IB is renowned.
“We hope this will lead to further collaboration with authorities in Qatar.”
IB’s regional office management team accompanied Kearney on visits to QF schools and met educators to discuss their needs.
At present, 11 schools in Qatar offer one or more of IB’s four programmes which are becoming popular in several countries in the region.
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