Ogun to host maiden edition of Teachers FEST

T HE  Ogun State government in collaboration with Orange Card is planning to host the maiden edition of Teachers Fest in the state, in order to inculcate and impact Information, Communication Technology (ICT ) on wards at earlier stage.

It will also feature the training of teachers on ICT so as to enhance a better training/teaching of wards in the course of their job.

The programme, which will come up on November 28, 2020, tagged “Teachers Fest”,  will hold  in Abeokuta, the state capital.

Speaking to newsmen during a press conference, the coordinator, Orange Card, Mr Abiodun Oshodi, said the Teachers Fest was first of its kind in Nigeria and Ogun State, noting that teachers were the most important people on earth.

“The reward of teachers should not be in heaven but should be enjoyed on the earth,  and the teachers form the people content of the input of education while technology is there to enable them to be better at delivering value,” Oshodi said

He noted that during the Teachers Fest, the teachers would be exposed to the new global system of delivering and making learning attractive to their pupils as well as teachers.

He added that it would be of help in delivering value to the society, which he said would also be trained on ICT at enhancing better teaching, adding that the state had done its best for teachers in terms of timely payment of their salaries and emoluments.

He said the strategic workshop would also provide ample opportunity for master class training for those interested, noting that it would flag off ICT training of teachers, with an awards that would attract 10 million Naira grant for career advancement and for continued self-improvement to become the best.

Also, the Gateway Mortgage Bank said the bank would pledge its support for the programme, saying teachers were the pride of the word which shouldn’t be undermined in the society.

Speaking earlier, Director of Information, Bureau of Information (BIT), Mrs. Olatundun Adekunle, said the TechHub cared for the teachers in the state in order to widen their knowledge on digital as we were on the digital age.

She said teachers would benefit immensely from the upcoming Teachers Fest which comprises different activities, such as access to discount market, special ICT master- class session that would be hosted in the state.