Osogbo: Osun Government has deployed 1,750 Imole Youth Corps to public primary and secondary schools to bridge the teaching gap in the state.
This statement is contained in a statement by the spokesperson for the governor, Malam Olawale Rasheed, on Wednesday in Osogbo.
The Imole Youth Corps is a state initiative that engages youths from the 332 political wards to provide services in health, security, environment and education.
The statement said that the government would also be demanding more deployment of members of the National Youth Service Corps to public schools in the state.
It stated that the measure was a stop-gap action to address personnel shortage in some schools and to prepare the ground for the expansion of teaching personnel in critical subject areas.
According to the statement, the Imole Youth Corps members are holders of the Nigeria Certificate of Education(NCE) and university degrees.
The statement said the state government was committed to strengthening the school system through multiple innovations to improve Osun’s attainment in national and local examinations.
“We will recruit more teachers once the financial climate improves.
” We are, however, committed to ensuring a narrowing of the personnel gap in our schools.
“That is why we innovated on the Imole Teachers Corps. We will train and retrain those presently in service,” it said.
The statement commended school principals, members of the Nigerian Union of Teachers and the Parents-Teachers Association in the state.
“We will continue to improve the learning environment for our pupils and students.
