A number of primary school teachers in Jhalakathi expressed their boundless happiness at fulfilment of their long cherished dream after classes started at Jhalakathi Primary Training Institute (PTI). 

With 75 trainees from different primary schools of Jhalakathi and other neighbouring districts, the newly built Jhalakathi PTI started its first ever training courses on January 1, said Prashanto Kumar Saha, superintendent of Jhalakathi PTI.

PTI is established to train up the primary school teachers of the district to develop their teaching skills and one year training is mandatory for all, Prashanto said.

In the past, primary teachers from different upazilas of the district had to face various difficulties as they had to go other neighbouring districts for training, many teachers from different schools said.

“Previously we had to go Pirojpur PTI everyday for our training, which is very far from here but from now on we can obtain our training within the district,” said Abu Salek Howlader, an assistant teacher of Rajapur Model Primary School.

“We are much excited and happy for getting the training opportunity in the district,” a number of trainees said.   

Financed by the Local Government Engineering Department (LGED), the construction work of Jhalakathi PTI was started in 2012 and completed in 2015, said Jhalakathi District Primary Education Officer Nikhil Chandra Halder.

Jhalakathi PTI, built on the bank of Gabkhan Canal, will not only provide long term training but also arrange different short term courses to develop the primary education in the district, Nikhil added.