Education First Nigeria (Edufirst.ng), a technology platform committed to improving the quality of education, has flagged off a country-wide campaign to deepen the spread of digitalised education.
The campaign, informed by the need to fix the gap in education standard, was designed to drive advocacy on the adoption of digital mode of learning, highlighting the essence of grooming youngsters at par with international standards.
Speaking at a media parley to unveil the campaign in Ikoyi, Lagos, Co-founder and Director, Edufirst.ng, Moses Imayi, said investment in education is intrinsically associated with the country’s aspirations on socio-economic development. He noted that education system and curriculum Nigeria undertakes must be modified if the country would hold large stakes in future job opportunities.
According to Imayi, lack of technological integration in the scheme of education will unfortunately disqualify many for IT skills in demand, which countries like India are already accessing.
With the theme: “Raising the Standard of Education in Nigeria”, the campaign is expected to reinforce the import of ensuring that quality education is accessible to all within both public and private frameworks.
Considering that about 13 million children are out of school in Nigeria, Imayi hopes to establish what will facilitate student-teacher collaboration, online assessment, students records management, scholarship information, study-abroad opportunities and unique education contents.
“The platform provides schools, parents and other stakeholders the opportunity to access a rich directory of schools and relevant educational programme. The campaign will seek to address the need for improvement of educational standards, leveraging the power of technology to transform and make teaching and learning fun and productive,” the co-founder said
The Vice President, Business Development, JobMinders, which is one of the main partners of the initiative, Charles Osazuwa, said it was necessary for Nigerians to view Information Technology related fields as simple in order to benefit from the opportunities offered in the digital world.