PESHAWAR, Dec 7: Acting Governor Justice Tariq Parvez Khan has said skilled teachers are needed to achieve the objective of quality education. He said called for consolidated efforts to motivate educators to perform their duties with care and sensitivity, said an official handout.

He was speaking at a certificate distribution ceremony of a six-day training workshop for master trainers held under the auspices of the Frontier Education Foundation at University of Peshawar on Wednesday.

He said that there was a strong co-relation among education, knowledge and development, which was a process that should focus on bringing about a positive change among learners.

Referring to the importance of teachers’ training, Justice Khan said that the area required serious attention of their educational managers.

“Though we tend to invest a great deal in brick and mortar, we ignore the development and training of our teachers.

“Merely transfer of knowledge or skill should not be the ultimate objective and if that is so, it will be a failure of the education process. Instead education should develop constructive behaviour to promote a peaceful, friendly and healthy living environment for all.”