Teacher training

Teacher training

AIDS education requires detailed discussions of subjects such as sex, death, illness and drug use. Teachers are not likely to have experience dealing with these issues in class, and require specialised training so they are comfortable discussing them without letting personal values conflict with the health needs of the students.¹³

Teacher training is fundamental to the successful delivery of AIDS education in schools, and yet efforts to train teachers are often inadequate, if in place at all. For example, teachers in Malawi report not receiving any training on HIV and AIDS, and in Kenya many teachers have opted out of teaching about HIV and AIDS as a result of inadequate training.