Anambra state teachers express appreciation over ICT training

Participants at the on-going ICT training for teachers in Anambra State, have continued to appreciate the administration of Governor Willie Obiano for bringing the teachers of the state on board the current trend which is ICT -driven.

Gov. Obiano

Some of the participants, including Principals, teachers and Head Teachers in Post Primary and Primary Schools, who spoke to Newsmen at the commencement of the training at Igwebuike Grammar School Awka, stated that they have fully understood the import of the training, and resolved to key in for the benefit of the state’s Education Sector.

According to them, with ICT being an integral part of the nine-year basic education curriculum starting from primary One, there was every need for them to be part of the programme, in order to drive the process. The participants, including, Mr. Gabinus Ukah, Principal of Igwebuike Grammar School Awka, Mr. Wilfred Nkwoka, of GTC Enugwu-Agidi, Mrs. Chinwe Anakudo, Principal, Saint John of God Secondary School, Awka and Mr. Jovita Arazu of Community Secondary School Nnobi, expressed appreciation to the Governor for empowering teachers.

They also appreciated him for regular payment of salaries, increment in salaries as well as payment of allowances to teachers of core subjects as well as teachers in hard-to-staff areas. The equally appreciated the Commissioner for Education, Professor Kate Omenugha, for all her efforts to get them realize the importance of the programme. It will be recalled that the 2012 National Council on Education mandated states to provide computer sets on soft loan basis, in order to make the teachers computer literate.