3,000 Teachers Benefit From Learn African Project

Foremost learning resource company has trained over 30,000 teachers in over 100 workshops held in different states of the country including Lagos, Kaduna, Abuja, Kano and Benin to sharpen the skills of teachers in primary and secondary schools.

Participants were drawn from both public and private schools, which focused on English, Mathematics, Civic Education, Social Studies, Science and Technology, Economics, Government, Physics, Chemistry and Biology.

At one of the workshops in Lagos, Barrister (Mrs.) Olayinka Oladunjoye, Lagos State Commissioner for Education, commending the initiative said: “I commend Learn Africa Plc for its laudable contributions in the education sector and its willingness to work hand-in-hand with government to develop the sector.”

While noting the efforts of government to enhance the skills of teachers, the commissioner, who was represented by the Director of the Curriculum Services Department, Mrs T. A. Idris, challenged teachers to invest in their self-development in order to be abreast of latest pedagogical techniques and developments in their profession.

She enjoined the teachers to discharge their duties with love and fear of God, advising that the result of their efforts will show in the performance of their students.

Barrister Oladunjoye, however, charged the participants to share their knowledge with their colleagues.

In his address, Sales and Marketing Director of Learn Africa Plc, Mr. Segun Oladipo, informed the public that the training workshop is primarily designed to improve the quality of teaching and learning process in secondary education.

Oladipo said: “Participants will have the opportunity of refreshing and updating their knowledge and skills on the effective utilisation of learning materials, expose teachers to time-tested tips that can be used to enrich their lessons, simplify the teaching of ideas, skills, concepts, motivate even the most reluctant learner, fire the imagination of pupils, encourage critical thinking, promote the spirit of enquiry, make lessons more interesting and meaningful as well as encourage class participation.

“Equally remarkable is the fact that the series have been widely adjudged to be excellent in terms of contents adequacy, pedagogical appropriateness and production quality.”

Expressing their satisfaction in participating in the workshop, the teachers thanked Learn Africa, for its contribution to the furtherance of their teaching careers.

One of the teachers, Ojen Blessing Eko, who participated in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, said: “I thank Learn Africa for imparting useful knowledge in the teachers on how to teach children. I really appreciate it. May God bless you.”