NLP, Kwara Train 500 Teachers

The Nigeria Learning Passport (NLP) in collaboration with Kwara State government, has trained 500 teachers on modern learning approach.

The participants at the first phase of the training programme were drawn from Ilorin West, Ilorin South, Moro, Oyun and Offa local government areas of the state.

At the training workshop held at Queen Elizabeth Secondary School, Ilorin, the state commissioner for Education and Human Capital Development, Hajia Sa’adatu Modibbo – Kawu, explained that the initiative was an online educational approach that would provide continuous access to quality education.

She said the training aimed at improving the teachers’ knowledge and expertise to face computer age challenges.

The commissioner added that the state government has embarked on series of workshops for teachers in the state in response to the resolution of education solution globally, adding that the training will improve the output of teachers positively in the classroom.

She advised the participants to put to use knowledge gained in the workshop to impart positively on their students for their overall growth and development.

The education officer of the United Nations Children’s Education Fund (UNICEF), Mr. Bala Dada, congratulated the participants for their resilience throughout the exercise.

Dada noted that the programme was developed by UNICEF in partnership with Microsoft and others to provide access to the Nigerian education curriculum from anywhere in the country and advised the participants to see the workshop as a golden opportunity that afforded them the right approach in their job interactions.