The International Award for Young People Nigeria has held a two-day New Award Leaders Training for adult leaders from 45 government schools in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).
The event, which was held at Government Secondary School, Tudun Wada, had 36 teachers in attendance.
It was to equip them with the necessary skills to effectively implement the Award framework in their schools.
On the second day of the training, an Award Centre licence presentation ceremony was held, which was attended by the school principals, the Director of the FCT Secondary Education Board, Hajiya Fatima Gambo and other officials from the Board.
License agreement and certificate were presented to each school as a licensed Award Centre.
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Each school was also provided with a laptop and an MTN Mi-Fi internet device to ensure that Award participants can record their Award activities online and their Award Leaders can effectively monitor their progress, like their counterparts from over 130 countries where the Award operates.
A similar event was also held in Kogi State at GYB Model Science Secondary School, Adankolo, Lokoja for Award Leaders and Principals from 18 government schools with a total of 36 teachers trained as Award Leaders while the laptops and MTN Mi-Fi internet devices were presented to the principals of each school.
National Director of the International Award for Young People Nigeria, Mr. Bello Oshoke, emphasised the critical role these tools will play.
He highlighted that the laptops and MiFi devices are essential for helping Award Leaders guide students in recording their activities on the Online Record Book (ORB).
Director of the FCT Secondary Education Board, Hajiya Fatima Gambo commended the organisation for its eight years of unwavering support for students.
She urged the principals to ensure that the devices are exclusively utilised for the intended purpose of assisting students during the Award programme.
The director, accompanied by Mr Itham from the FCT Secondary Education Board, presented the laptops and MiFi devices to the principals from FCT schools.
The event concluded with the principals expressing their gratitude to the organization for the provision of these devices, assuring that they will be used strictly to assist students in participating and achieving the Award.
The International Award for Young People Nigeria is known globally as The Duke of Edinburgh’s International Award (“The Award”).
The Award is a global framework for non-formal education and learning, which challenges young people to dream big, celebrate their achievements and make a difference in their world.
Through developing transferable skills, increasing their fitness levels, cultivating a sense of adventure and volunteering in their community, the Award helps young people find their purpose, passion and place in the world.
Operating in over 130 countries and territories, the Award inspires millions of young people to take control and make their own choices.
More than a million young people are participating in the Award worldwide through hundreds of thousands of youth-focused partners and operators, including schools, universities, youth organizations, examination boards, and youth offender institutions, all of which are attuned to the interests and challenges facing today’s youth.
Since its reintroduction in Nigeria in 2014, the Award has made significant progress and is now operating in more than 14 states and the FCT.
Over 65,000 young people from over 350 Award Centres have participated, guided and supported by over 1,200 trained adult mentors. Our goal is to make the Award available to over 200,000 young Nigerians by 2027, regardless of their background, circumstances, or challenges.