UBEC Champions Research In Basic Education

Executive secretary of the Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC), Dr Hamid Bobboyi, has stressed the significance of research in critical areas of the basic education sub-sector.

Bobboyi also advocated for research delivery in accordance with timelines, noting that strict adherence to specific timeliness in research will ensure the avoidance of cases of abandoned research.

He stated this during a three-day onboarding workshop organised by the UBEC’s Digital Resource Center (DRC) for the research project screening committee members.

Represented by the national coordinator of the UBEC DRC, Professor Bashir Galadanci, the ES revealed that the workshop, which was designed to provide orientation and guidance to the screening committee members, was also meant to keep the participants abreast of the task before them and equip them with the requisite tools and information to carry out their responsibilities effectively.

Also speaking, the Head of the Research Unit, UBEC DRC, Dr Phebe Jatau, noted that the inauguration of the screening committee marks the beginning of a milestone and a journey that will shape the future of research activities in the DRC. She stated that the three-day activity will also allow the DRC to onboard the research screening committee members with the research project’s prerequisites and terms of engagement.

During the workshop, the committee members engaged in interactive sessions as they reviewed the research manual, policy document, and work plan.

Furthermore, discussions were held to understand the criteria for selecting research materials, the goals of the UBEC DRC project, and the organisation’s overall vision.