As the deadline for the submission of entries for the
2016 MaltinaTeacher of the Year, MTOTY ended last month, the panel of Judges
has met in Lagos to deliberate on the assessment scheme for the initiative.
The jury led by Professor Pat Utomi after their meeting
agreed that profile of teacher, strategic approach to teaching, challenges
encountered, resources utilized, among others, will be the core assessment
parameters
The Corporate Affairs Adviser of Nigerian Breweries
Plc., Mr. KufreEkanem, disclosed during the meeting explained that aside from
Kebbi and Zamfara, 34 states and the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, are up in battle
for the second edition of the Maltina Teacher of the Year.
Ekanem explained that the project received hundreds of
entries from across the states of the federation. However, the entries were
shortlisted and validated to compete for the initiative’s coveted prize by the
stringent project assessors who trimmed the entries down after a thorough and
painstaking examination.
After scaling the project assessors’ hurdles, Ekanem
informed that the valid entries will be subjected to further scrutiny and
thorough assessment process by the Panel of Judges, charged with determining
who becomes the Maltina Teacher of the Year.
On October 20, 2016, the winners will be announced and celebrated at a
grand event in Lagos.
Ekanem stated that members of the panel were assembled
based on their individual pedigree, professionalism and dedication adding that
the job of the panel is to examine and scrutinize the valid entries received
from across the country to determine winners at the state levels (state
champions).
The 10 best entries will thereafter be invited for the
grand finale where the panel will further subject the 10 finalists to rigorous
scrutiny in order to determine who truly should be named the Maltina Teacher of
the Year.
Like last year, the Maltina Teacher of the Year 2016 will
get one million naira instantly, plus one million naira every year for the next
five years. The package also includes a development training opportunity abroad
and a block of classrooms built at the school where he/she teaches.
“It is our hope
that through the Maltina Teacher of the Year initiative, we can inspire this
nation to accord our teachers their deserved credit and bring back respect to
the teaching profession in Nigeria,” Ekanem averred
The MTOTY initiative with prizes worth N50 million annually,
is done on the platform of NB/Felix Ohiwerei Education Trust Fund.Ohiwerei is a
former Chairman and CEO of the leading beverage conglomerate which has been
operating in Nigeria since 1946. The Trust Fund was established in 1994 to
contribute to the development of educational sector in the country.
Over the years, the company has used the fund to assist
over 20,000 students, built over 250 classrooms and 22 libraries in both
primary and secondary schools across 49 communities in the country.
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