2nd-6th May 2023
UBEC through the DRC trained 19 Smart school personnel in Kwara and 20 in Kano States. The training was designed to adequately equip the smart school personnel with the requisite skills for the commencement of operations during the third term 2022/2023 academic session in the two states.
The training focused on Blended Learning techniques and ICT skillsets with Resource Persons from Universities, Polytechnics, and Colleges of Education serving as the trainers. The activity offered intensive specialized hands-on training on ICT skills as well as the concept and practice of Blended Learning to Principals, Teachers, Administrators, and ICT Personnel of the selected smart schools. Additionally, the training offered mentoring exercises for the trainees in both States.
The Commission earlier proposed a pilot third term in selected smart schools including Kano and Kwara States. The purpose of the third term is to avail UBEC the opportunity to test-run on a small scale some of the smart schools and identify challenges that may be encountered in the course of its operations and address them, before the beginning of the 2023/2024 academic session when other smart schools are expected to commence activities on a large scale.
