Over 500 Kwara Teachers Trained in Modern Online Education Techniques
Business Day reports that over 500 teachers from five Local Government Areas in Kwara State attended a workshop focused on modern learning approaches.
Organised by Nigeria Learning Passport (NLP) in collaboration with the Kwara State Ministry of Education and Human Capital Development, the training took place at Queen Elizabeth Secondary School in Ilorin.
Explaining the workshop's goals, Kwara State Commissioner for Education and Human Capital Development, Sa'adatu Modibbo Kawu, noted that the NLP initiative aims to deliver ongoing access to quality education through an innovative online platform.
Teachers from Moro, Ilorin West, Ilorin South, Oyun, and Offa Local Government Areas participated in this first phase of the programme.
The Commissioner added that the the training was to improve teachers' knowledge and expertise to face computer age challenges, as the State was set to move from analog to digital.
Modibbo Kawu, stated that the present administration had embarked on series of workshops for teachers across the State in response to the resolution of global education solution.
While expressing hope that the training will increase the output of teachers positively in the classroom, she advised participants to put to use knowledge gained in the workshop and impact positively on their students for overall growth and development.
Earlier, Abdulrasaq Olooru? Director, Human Capital Development, Ministry of Education and Human Capital Development, lauded the State Government for investing in manpower development in teaching profession.
Olooru encouraged participants to put all they have learnt during the workshop into action, even as he urged them to always upgrade their knowledge.
Bala Dada, the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) Education Officer, said that the programme was developed by the UNICEF in partnership with Microsoft and others, to provide access to Nigeria education curriculum from anywhere in the country.
He however advised the participants to see the workshop as a golden opportunity that would afford them the right approach in their job interaction.
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