February 10, 2013: English in Action (EIA) training workshops, involving 231 EIA Teacher Facilitators (TFs) from 38 upazilas, ended today. The TFs, all of whom play a fundamentally important role in the EIA programme, came to Dhaka from across the country for the training— from both Government and non-governmental organisation (NGO) schools.

From left: Mr. Johan Bentinck, Mr. Tom Power and Mr. M.M. Neazuddin

The workshops began on January 29, 2013. In one of the visits to the workshop the Secretary of Ministry of Primary and Mass Education, Mr. M. M. Neazuddin extended his felicitations to the TFs for the active role they take in implementing the EIA programme. EIA's Deputy Team Leader, Mr. Johan Bentinck, and Mr. Tom Power from The Open University, UK, were also present in the workshops. In his speech to the TFs, the EIA Deputy Team leader said, "we hope our joint efforts will enhance English learning in the schools across the upazilas of Bangladesh.”

TFs across 38 upazilas participate in the second round of TF workshop

The workshops form part of the on-going training which all EIA TFs receive prior to Cluster Meetings which they facilitate in their respective upazilas. The workshops support the TFs to conduct effective trainings with the 4,500 EIA Teachers who are also going through the 16-month EIA teacher training programme.