4.1.2 Proximity to Schools 297. The Directorate of Educational Planning and Evaluation does not have benchmarks for the evaluation and appreciation of proximity to schools in relation to the distance that a student walks on the average before reaching school. To be able to analyse such a situation, the department of education plans to put in place a school mapping system. 5- Preparation for the Teaching Profession and Teachers’ Training Programme. 5.1 Development of Teachers 298. Retraining Courses are organised periodically for teachers in the Educational Inspectorates depending on the needs identified by the inspectors. 299. The organisation of the retraining courses in the educational constituencies differ according to the different levels of education. In the preschool and primary inspections, at least an educational day is organised every year. The inspector, in collaboration with educational counsellors, choose a theme or an educational activity which he develops in the presence of all the teachers in the constituency. This is followed by interactive discussions and the key element is a summary by trainers. 300. In terms of inspections at the general secondary education level, it is through education councils, organised generally according to sectors that the retraining courses are carried out. The teachers in the same discipline come together under the responsibility of the inspector in the subject matter to undergo the training on:  Educational methods and techniques within the bounds of Ministerial directives;  General type exercises to be proposed, questions of vocabulary and nomenclature;  Evaluation of school activities;  Search for educational resources and distribution of lessons on a particularly difficult chapter. 301. Furthermore, experiences are shared and trial lessons observed during this meeting. Training sessions were organised between 2013 - 2015 for assistant teachers in preschools and primary schools at the Primary Teachers’ Training College and those in secondary schools at the National Advanced Teacher Training College (ENS) of Atakpamé (cf. Table below). Table No.26: Rate of training of assistant Teachers by categories from 2013 to 2015 89