Adebayo Adenrele
The Executive Chairman of the Ekiti State Universal Basic Education Board(SUBEB), Prof. Femi Akinwumi has stated that the Board would continue to establish linkages with donor agencies , Development Partners and reputable Non Governmental Organizations in preparatory for the commencement of a 3-month free computer training for teachers in public primary and Junior Secondary Schools in the state.
Prof Akinwumi made the pledge in Ado- Ekiti during a sensitization meeting with stakeholders organised by the Board in conjunction with a Non Governmental Organization, AZESSWORLD Technologies Ltd, towards improving the quality of Basic Education in public primary and Junior secondary schools in the State.
He described Information Communication Technology(ICT) as a particularly crucial factor in modern education because it helps facilitate the teaching and learning processes and make them more effective.
According to him, ICT also promote the acquisition of the 21st Century skills and also enhances teacher training and professional development.
He noted that managers of education in the public primary schools in the state need to embrace the modern trend in communication by acquainting themselves with the global best practices, adding that the world is now a global village.
The SUBEB Boss also charged participants particularly mainly Education Secretaries to ensure that teachers in public primary school teachers are mobilized for the ICT training program which will be held at designated centers in all the 16 local government areas of the State.
The program coordinator, AZESSWORLD Technologies Ltd., Engr Ubong Abasi said that the training was organized to boost the capacity of the Education Secretaries and public primary teachers on computer literacy.
He disclosed that participants who are successful at the end of the programme would be certificated by the Computer Professionals Registration Council of Nigeria (CPN).
Ubong assured the board that the programme which would be decentralized across the various local government areas for ease of access for all participants would not affect academic activities in schools.
