Center for Education Projects PIU The Ministry of Education, Science, Culture and Sports

In the framework of the sub-component, "Promoting School Readiness and Equal Opportunities at the Start of General Education", the distance trainings of the teachers and directors of selected institutions involved in the newly established preschools have beencompleted. During 2023, the Center for Education Projects PIU, as a result of the announced tender, has signed a contract with “Step by Step” Benevolent Foundation for conducting online trainings for the teachers of the preschools established during 2023 and 2024 and for the directors of the selected institutions. During the months of July- August, 2024 "Step by Step" Benevolent Foundation supported school directors and teachers of the newly established preschools to acquire the necessary knowledge and skills to work with 4-6 year old children at preschools. "Step by Step" Benevolent Foundation also provided relevant materials, programs and consultations.Training modules, manuals, a thematic training plan, schedule of trainings and a distance training evaluation questionnaires have been developed to carry out trainings for preschool teachers and directors. The assessment of knowledge and skills acquired by the teachers as a result of the conducted training, as well as testing of trainees was carried out. Each of the participants was provided with a training package, including modules and manuals.Thus, within the framework of the "Education Improvement Project Additional Financing" loan project and with the co-financing of the World Bank, 20 directors and 40 teachers were trained in July -August of 2024.