The Kwara State Government has trained 50 teachers on Digital Entrepreneurship, STEAM and artificial intelligence to strengthen curriculum delivery.
Speaking at the training on Friday in Ilorin, the State Commissioner for Education, Dr. Lawal Olohungbebe, said the initiative was designed to empower teachers with the necessary skills to effectively deliver the entrepreneurship curriculum.
”The training would also equip students with globally relevant skills for emerging digital learning challenges,
”It would made the teachers and students adapt to evolving global education demands through technology integration,” the commissioner said
Olohungbebe, who was represented by the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry, Mrs. Olanrewaju Bake, said that the training would boost teachers’ morale and enhance learning outcomes across public and private schools in the state.
In his remarks, the Chief Executive Officer of KwaraTech Academy (the consultant) Mr Ayobami Oludele, commended the state government for its sustained efforts in reforming the education sector.
He encouraged participants to take full advantage of the training to acquire skills that would drive societal development and impact.
NAN reports that the participants were exposed to the practical application of digital tools, entrepreneurship concepts, and STEAM methodologies.
The four-day training is in collaboration with Digital Innovation Schools Nigeria and the Tech2Grassroots Africa Pilot Programme, which brought together public and private schools’ teachers from different parts of the state.
