On Tuesday, October 5th, BCIT celebrated world teachers’ day. World teachers’ day is a yearly event held on October 5th with the objective to celebrate teachers all around the world. World teachers’ day has been an annual event since 1994 and commemorates the adoption of the 1966 UNESCO Special Intergovernmental Conference on the Status of Teachers. According to unesco.org, the UNSECO Intergovernmental Conference on the Status of Teachers is a benchmark “regarding the rights and responsibilities of teachers, and standards for their initial preparation and further education, recruitment, employment, and teaching and learning conditions.