Under the slogan “The teacher is the creator of national skills and the future”, the Abu Dhabi Center for Technical and Vocational Education and Training has organized special celebrations on the occasion of World Teachers’ Day, which will last three days. at the Applied Technology Complex in the city of Mohammed bin Zayed in Abu Dhabi, where a talented group of applied technology teachers were awarded, as well as a review of various activities presented by students; In appreciation of the teacher’s role in shaping the future of the nation and the citizen, in the presence of Dr. Ahmed Abdul Manan Al Awar, Director General of the Institute of Applied Technology of Abu Dhabi Technical, Engineer Ali Muhammad Al Marzouqi, Emirates Chief of Skills, Issa Abdullah Al Marzouqi, director of high schools of applied technology in the country, and a number of officials.
Dr. Mubarak Saeed Al Shamsi said the Center’s celebrations for World Teachers’ Day; It falls within the framework of achieving the directives of wise leadership, the need for permanent and innovative work to consolidate the teacher’s position in the hearts and minds of the young men and women of the UAE, “the bet of the future” and wealth of the nation, which has already been a reality since the foundation phase, where history testifies to the interest of the founding leader, Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, that God be satisfied with Him. His enrichment, by attracting and nurturing teachers, believing in their leading role in creating creative skills; On which the renaissance, civilization and future of nations rest, and in continuation of this pioneering approach; The wise leadership represented by His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of the State, may God protect him, continues the great and remarkable efforts to nurture and empower the teacher to play his full role in creating that youth capable of continue the rebirth and progress in the present and future of the UAE.
As Dr. Mubarak Al Shamsi spoke during the celebration, emphasizing everyone’s trust in officials and workers, especially high school teachers of applied technology, and his great appreciation for their efforts in continuing Abu’s technological leadership. Dhabi in technical and vocational education, as evidenced by the permanent excellence of graduates in “Applied Technologies”, for example; They are surpassed by the advanced centers in the standard “EmSats” tests in all disciplines at the state level, as they have won the first, second, seventh, eighth and tenth place in the general classification of the total of these tests, that is 50% of the list of the first ten recently, inviting everyone to work creatively and innovatively to achieve leadership directives The logic of the need to continue serious and distinguished work to develop performance in all institutions of the specialized education system to keep up with the latest trends international standards.
The Director General of the Abu Dhabi Center for Technical and Vocational Education and Training stressed that the UAE has the right to take a leading role in teacher sponsorship and appreciation of the strategy course; Since 1966, when Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, may his soul rest in peace, took over the reins of government in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi, he paid great attention to education and schools and the importance of empowering and caring of teachers in order to build the contemporary citizen, that is, before the decision of the United Nations Organization for Education, Learning and Culture “UNESCO” and the International Labor Organization and the International Organization for Education , on the occasion of World Teachers’ Day, issued in 1994, where Abu Dhabi’s sponsorship of teachers coincided with the agreement that brought together “UNESCO” and the International Labor Organization on the status of teachers, also in 1966 and included; Rules relating to the rights, responsibilities, employment and conditions of teaching and learning of teachers.
For his part, Dr. Ahmed Al Awar, Director General of the Institute of Applied Technology, said that the Institute is working according to the strategy of “Abu Dhabi Technical, which emphasizes that the teacher forms the basis for the production of highly creative materials and productive national educational productions, capable of providing the labor market with specialized national skills in the various technological and engineering sectors. ” Since students are precious jewels that the teacher realizes and weighs with his high skills, emphasizing that the World Teachers’ Day; It is an opportunity to propose a new initiative that will allow the teacher to perform their role in the best possible way.
The Director General of the Institute of Applied Technology explained that UNESCO’s celebrations of World Teachers’ Day 2022 will continue for three days and will focus on the implementation of the recommendations of the “Summit on Transformation of Education” which was held in New York on the sidelines of the 77th general debates of the United Nations General Assembly on September 19, as they support Recommendations and strategies of countries to develop teacher performance in order to achieve lifelong development in the education system in all countries of the world, whether in line with the directions of the wise leader and the strategy of “Abu Dhabi Technical”.
In turn, Issa Abdullah Al-Marzouqi, Director of the High Schools of Applied Technology in the country, stressed that the administration is working on the weight of the teacher’s role and on its continuous development according to a plan with international standards, which welcomes the advanced curriculum in applied technology. In order to ensure the production and graduation of high-quality specialized national skills, which meet the aspirations of rational leadership and meet the requirements of the country’s strategic plans.
