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Digital literacy: FG, World Bank train 250 teachers in N/East

The Federal Government, in collaboration with the World Bank, has trained 250 technical teachers and instructors in digital literacy skills in the North-East.

The trainees were also exposed to pedagogy and trade specifics under the Innovation, Development, and Effectiveness in Acquisition of Skills (IDEAS) project being implemented by the federal government in partnership with the World Bank.

Mr. Anthony Aboki, Chairman, Human Resource Strategy Committee, IDEAS, said this at the closing ceremony of the exercise in Gombe.

He said the exercise exposed the participants to the emerging trends in globalisation for economic viability in relevant skills.

Aboki said the decision to conduct the training was informed by the ability of technical and vocational teachers to equip individuals with practical skills.

According to him, the collective knowledge and expertise of the participants will help the technical colleges meet upcoming challenges, and he decried the lack of technical teachers who have never attended any training since they joined the service in the region.

The training exercise, he said, would build the capacity of the teachers to enable them to impart relevant knowledge and skills to their students.

Aboki tasked the participants with being catalysts of change and innovations in their classes and society, adding that “without digital skills, you cannot function in today’s world.”.

The National Coordinator of the project, Mrs. Blessing Ogwu, said the participants had been exposed to the best improvisation methods to discourage overdependence on government.

Ogwu, who was represented by Annah Masinga, the National Consultant of IDEAS, said teachers in rural areas taught their students through the effective application of improvisation methods.

“For example, in the Home Economics Department, if they don’t have gas, they can use a stove with a pot and sand inside, and they will still bring out an excellent cake and also make popcorn without a popcorn machine,” she said.

She also emphasised the need to ensure adequate funding and equipment for the technical and vocational colleges to make them functional.

Also, Mrs. Aishatu Maigari, the Gombe Commissioner for Education, said the state government was passionate about industrialization, hence the establishment of the gigantic Muhammadu Buhari Industrial Park.

She said the state government adopted proactive measures to enable its citizens to become technically oriented, whether in school or out-of-school. (NAN)

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