Karen Teacher Working Group
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The Karen Teachers Working Group (KTWG) is a community based organisation founded in 1997 that works to promote and improve education in Karen State. The organisation helps to fund Karen Education Department Schools [1] and conducts pre service[2] and in service[3] teacher training. KTWG provides assistance to around 1000 KED or mixed authority schools.[4]
The organisation was the subject of a 2016 Save the Children report[5] which recognised the significance of KTWG in both national and ethnic education spheres and found substantial evidence that KTWG was contributing to "reducing student drop out rates, increasing student participation rates, improving ethnic teacher retention rates and improving ethnic teacher competency and skills in student-centred teaching pedagogy".
Pre Service Training
In 2004, the KTWG founded the Karen Teacher Training College[6] in Mu Traw[7] The school runs a two-year course in teaching following a locally designed curriculum.
In Service Training
Mobile Teacher Trainers (MTT) are [8] who conducting in service training as part of a program that began in 2001.[3] MTT's travel, often to remote areas, to observe and support active teachers. Trainers also work with the local communities, working with local parents[9] and community members to promote the value of education and to engage people in wider policy discussions[10] As of 2017, there are 66 teacher trainers working with KTWG.[5]
Summer Vacation Training
Teacher trainers conduct teacher trainer for four weeks during the summer school break. In 2015, 1474 teachers completed this training.[5]