Pristine SACC Education Initiative Empowers Students with Problem-Solving and Entrepreneurship Skills
A total of 300 secondary school students in Kwara State have been equipped with essential skills in problem-solving, leadership, entrepreneurship, and design (PLED) thinking to tackle real-world challenges within their communities, as reported by Nigerian Tribune.
This was made possible through a 10-day training programme organised by a non-profit organisation, Pristine SACC Education and Technology Initiative, at five public schools in the Ilorin West local government area of the state.
The participating schools include Government Day Secondary School, Adeta, Baboko Community School, Mandate Senior Secondary School, Government Day Senior Secondary School, Adewole, and Government High School, Ilorin. The programme aimed to empower students with the skills and knowledge needed to address pressing issues in their communities.
The Director of the Programme of Pristine SACC, Sodiq Ajala, said the PLED programme aimed to cultivate a proactive and innovative mindset among secondary students, equipping them with practical skills and tools to solve community challenges creatively.
“Through structured training sessions, the programme introduced students to the basics of problem-solving, design thinking, leadership, and entrepreneurship.
“We also incorporated group exercises, where the participating students worked in teams to engage in problem-solving activities and also brainstorm on innovative ideas to tackle hypothetical challenges in their schools and local communities,” he said.
One of the trainers, Awwal Adediji, who emphasised the need for young people to develop an entrepreneurial mindset, guided the students on identifying business opportunities within their communities and how to apply design thinking to solve local issues.
At the end of the training, the students pledged to apply the new knowledge and skills they have acquired in their schools and communities.
Also speaking, one of the participants said that, “the programme has inspired us to think critically about the issues around us and come up with creative solutions to solve them.”
The programme manager of Pristine SACC, Hassan Shuaib, who expressed optimism about the lasting influence the PLED programme would have on the students' attitudes and behaviours, urged government and educators to introduce such capacity building initiative into school activities.
Cloud Tag: What's trending
Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.
Binta Abubakar-Mora Saadu Yusuf Olatunde Oyeyiola Kola Bukoye Bola Magaji Ibrahim Sulu Gambari Adedipe Kwara State University Of Education Students Union Government Ibrahim Akaje Abdulrahman Abdulrazak Taofeeq Olateju Ilorin Airport Niguel Gallando Marcias Kemi Adeosun Oyedun Juliana Funke Nnazua Nigerian Army Bilikisu Oniyangi Muhammad-Mustapha Suleiman National Union Of Road Transport Workers Ejidongari Fatimat Saliu Hamidat Sulyman-Yusuf Garba Idris Ajia Akom Construction And Engineering Synergy Ltd Kwha.gov.ng Yunus Oniboki Ayinde Oki AbdulGaniyu Kareem Gamji Members Association BIR Taofik Abdulkareem Saadatu Modibbo-Kawu Senior Staff Union Of Colleges Of Education Ilorin Likeminds Foundation Musibau Akanji Emmanuel Olatunji Adesoye FERMA Olateju Lukman Olosi Of Osi Oba Abdulrahim Okanlawon Taiwo Orire Solomon Edojah Ahmed Shuaib Buranga United Nigeria Airline Michael Imoudu National Institute For Labour Studies Vishvas KOZ Tractors Cassava Growers\' Association Al-Adaby Bankole Omisore Mamatu Abdullahi Funmi Salau Nagode Deji Ajani Nurudeen Mohammed Kolawole Akande Tafida Of Kaiama Segun Ogunsola Danhawa Moremi High School Oba Abu Kola Shittu Ahmed Kale Belgore Leke Ogungbe Ayodele Kuburat Olaosebikan Kwara Restoration Project Yinka Aluko Oniwa Bolaji Nagode Femtech Abdulmumini Jawondo Yusuf Arowosaye Owo Isowo Guber Aspirant

