The University of Sto. Tomas (UST) will soon be home to 163 science teachers from Pasig City after the local government and USTsigned on Tuesday, Sept. 20, a memorandum of agreement (MOA) for a “Certificate in Science Teaching Program.”
The program offers tailor-fit courses to improve the skills, knowledge, and capacity of teachers in teaching science subjects.
The secondary science teachers were selected by the Pasig City Schools Division Office (SDO).
They will be enrolled in the teaching program offered by the UST College of Education in partnership with the UST College of Science.
The teachers will undergo the 27-unit program for 10 months in a hybrid format. They will be mentored by faculty from the education and science colleges of the university.
The agreement was signed by Pasig City Mayor Vico Sotto, SDO Superintendent Evalou Agustin, and Rector of UST, Very Rev. Fr. Richard G. Ang, represented by Vice-Rector for Academic Affairs Cheryl R. Peralta.
Previously, the Pasig local government signed a similar agreement for a "Diploma in the Teaching of Reading" engagement with the Philippine Normal University (PNU).
By providing opportunities for teachers to enhance their teaching abilities, the local government is able to sustain and build on giving quality education to its students and its local schools.