The Edo State Government on Monday said it has successfully completed training for over 2,000 junior school teachers on digital pedagogy.
The training, according to the state government is part of the measure put in place for the execution, implementation and onboarding of Junior Secondary Schools into the Edo Basic Education Sector Transformation programme (EDOBEST).
This was made known by the Executive Chairman of Edo Universal Basic Education Board, Ozavize Salami on Monday while addressing the teachers after the 10-day Information Communication Technology training in Benin City, the Edo State capital.
Salami charged the teachers to be devoted and committed to their duties by ensuring full scale implementation of all they have learned during the training programme.
Salami said, “This is the beginning of the implementation and onboarding of junior secondary schools into the EdoBEST programme. So, I urge you to go back to your schools and execute all the things that you learnt here.”
Salami further said, “We would be communicating to you through your principals and education managers; they will always monitor and support you in your schools.”
Speaking earlier, Special Adviser to the Governor on Strategy, Policy, Projects and Performance Management, Sarah Esangbedo Ajose-Adeogun, said the training programme for the teachers will help engender the desired change in the state’s education sector.
