Train -Trainers on Online and Multimedia Education

 

The training of trainers programme on Online and Multimedia Education in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Public Schools held on Monday 23^rd August, 2021 at the Education Resource Center (ERC) Multipurpose Hall, Wuse Zone 7, Abuja. This is in line with the commitment of the Education Secretariat to actualize its vision and mission of providing quality education that is comparable to Global Standard for residents of Federal Capital Territory. It is also one of the avenues to make E-Education work in the nation's capital.

The Director, Department of Policy, Planning, Research and Statistics, Dr Mohammed Sani Ladan, in his welcome address at the flag off ceremony, expressed his delight to warmly welcome the FCT Permanent Secretary, KOIAC Country Director, Representatives of UNICEF, FME Ministry of National Planning and Budget, Traditional Rulers, Parents Teachers Association (PTA) and all stakeholders as well as participants to the flag off ceremony. He reminded them that this training of trainers program on online and multimedia education was mainly for key education officers at the boards and departments, evaluators, monitoring and evaluation officers, heads of schools and teachers.

He emphasized that the FCT Education Secretariat is committed to implementation of e-education at all levels of the education sector. With the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic last year there was distortion in social economic activities of which education was hard hit. Schools were forced to close for months which resulted in creation of learning gaps. Attempts were made to bridge the gap by use of technology to reach out to children during the pandemic yet the efforts were not sufficient due to inadequate ICT facilities and low capacity of educators.

The Director further informed participants that Partners in education delivery have variously supported education secretariat in her effort to ensure continuous learning. UNICEF assisted states and FCT in provision of some multimedia facilities while KOICA and federal ministry of education have variously provided the capacity building programs on online and multimedia education to some education officers.

The capacity building received by these educators is being stepped down to 272 education officers made up of 32 key officers of education boards, department, and 240 heads of schools and teachers from selected 48 public schools on online and multimedia education to step down same to other educators at their boards and departments, and schools.

The outcomes of the training will be a shift from existing document based administration of education to digital, improved efficiency of school administrative work, educators and evaluators having been equipped with skills and capacity to develop multimedia content to aid teaching and learning and promote learners attitude and skills for remote/online learning.

The participants at the KOICA 2020&2021 capacity building on education policy and management programs (Nigeria) and the digital lesson production and delivery organized by Federal Ministry of Education and National Teachers Institute, Kaduna  have intensively harmonized their experiences to step down the knowledge for this program

According to the Director, the training will be conducted in three phases beginning with Directors and quality assurance officers, while Heads of schools and teachers will be grouped in four batches to attend based on COVID-19 protocols. The three phases, he remarked, are scheduled for the last week of August and 24^th September,2021.  He  solicits for the continuous support of all stakeholders towards the  upliftment of education in the Federal Capital Territory.