A computer technology training company, United Global Resources Ltd, has certified 31 Microsoft Office specialists from the institution.
Speaking during this year’s graduation of the young Microsoft Office Specialists trained by the firm in Lagos, the 31 students, aged between nine and 11, drawn from various private schools in and around Lagos, praised the firm for the training.
Twelve out of the 31 were certified as Microsoft Office Specialists for Office Excel 2010 while 19 got certified as Microsoft Office Specialists for Office Word 2010. Nine instructors were also certified during the programme.
Proprietress of Lord’s Seeds Children School, Mrs Shade Omokorede, said: The UGRL programme has prepared our pupils for any global ICT challenge that may await them in the pursuit of their future careers.”
Chidinma Eze Jane, a nine-year-old pupil of the school, said the experience she got from the programme was great, adding that the mode of training was practical with very good instructors.
Its General Manager, Mr. Vipul Gajjar, who announced the results of the Microsoft Office Specialists examinations, said: “The feat achieved by the pupils was made possible by our desire at UGRL to train, promote and encourage ICT knowledge and certification among kids in both primary and secondary schools associated with us.”
He commended the children for their growing interest in the acquisition of ICT knowledge and disclosed that 128 children have been trained and certified as Microsoft Office Specialists since UGRL launched the MOS certification training initiative in 2010.
He said more than one million MOS exams are taken yearly in over 140 countries, adding: “The Intelligence Quotient of children on ICT has improved tremendously over the years.”
A parent, Mr Gboyega Aiyepeku, whose son, Abimbola, was certified, explained: “My boy is only nine years old but as a result of the UGRL@School training, he is now certified in a course that adults use to make a living. The standard is very high.”