US consulate committed to promoting education in Ogun, Oyo, Osun ― Official

Deputy Public Affairs Officer in United States Consulate in Lagos, Jenifer Foltz, has reiterated the consulate commitment to promoting education in Nigeria particularly with its present programme targeting Ogun, Oyo and Osun States.

Foltz stated this after the screening of an American four-part documentary titled “Make It Work” and produced by Kip and Kern Konwiser in Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital.

Public Affairs Attaché said the film show was organised to promote increased understanding of US policy and perspectives among youths and key stakeholders across the world with a partnership with the University of California School of Cinematic Arts in Los Angeles.

She added that the partnership will also lead to the upgrading of skills in technical education and improving S.T.E.M teaching programme across the state.

Meanwhile, the Special Adviser to Governor Dapo Abiodun on Education, Ronke Soyombo, who was at the event noted that the state government is working to revamp its eight technical schools in order to proffer solutions to societal problems.

While noting that the state leveraged virtual learning even before the COVID-19 pandemic, Soyombo said the government will now digitize “lessons plans for all teachers and that takes away issue of competency in all our schools and that’s the power of technology I must say.”

She added: “You will see that there is a lot of opportunities now for Dual Vocational Technology (DVT) so that our students are seen working with industries and also working in schools. So that they have 60% of the learning term in industries and that will ensure them in getting better job in our society.”

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