Female Referees Training Course:
22nd – 26th July 2014
Njeru Technical Center
The week long female referees course courtesy of Premier Skills British Council started on Tuesday at the Njeru Technical center.
29 female referees, recruited from all the 8 FUFA regions are being trained.
It is conducted by Premier Skills instructor from UK Ms Sarah Garratt, Ms Kubingi Margaret as technical instructors,Mr Harunah Kebba, fitness instructor and Egesa Samuel as coordinator.
FUFA Technical Director, Mr. Asuman Lubowa opened the course alongside other British Council officials.
(Left-Right): Premier Skills technical instructor Ms Kubingi Margaret, Coordinator Samuel Egesa, Ms Sarah Garratt (from UK), and Mr Harunah Kebba,the fitness instructor at Njeru Technical Center.
Through Premier Skills, young people, often including the most vulnerable in society, are given opportunities to become better integrated into their local communities, to develop their skills for employability and to raise their self-esteem.
(Left-Right): Mr Harunah Kebba,the fitness instructor, Premier Skills technical instructors Ms Sarah Garratt (from UK), Mrs Millicent Mugabi at Njeru Technical Center.
About Premier Skills:
Premier Skills is our international partnership with the Premier League operating in 25 countries across Asia, Africa and the Americas from Afghanistan to Zambia.
Since it began in 2007, 2,300 coaches and referees have been trained, who in turn have reached a further 500,000 young people. 6,000 teachers have received training in the use of the Premier Skills English materials, with 3.5 million views of the materials online.
The target for Premier Skills is to reach 25 countries by 2016.
It aims to train a further 3,000 coaches and referees and through them reach more than 300,000 young people.
Main Photo: Millicent Mugabi takes the class through some of the theory lessons at Njeru Technical Center
Photo Credits: FUFA Communications Department
