Oracle Academy to train 4,000 educators

Oracle Academy has said it would facilitate the training of 4,000 educators at the secondary and higher education levels in computer science.

The organisation also said it hopes to reach over 1.5 million students across 10,000 academic institutions to advance Computing Education in the country.

Oracle Nigeria Managing Director Adebayo Sanni disclosed this after signing a Memorandum of Understanding with the Federal Ministry of Education in Abuja.

He said: “As technological innovation increasingly drives our global economy, computer science skills become even more critical.

“We look forward to continuing our collaboration with the Federal Ministry of Education in Nigeria through Oracle Academy, and advancing our collective educational mission to support students and teachers in computer science and drive diversity in technology.”

Sanni added that the company would facilitate a ‘Train-the-Trainer’ course to prepare teachers and faculty members as instructors in the areas of Database Foundations, Database Design and Programming with SQL and Programming with PL/SQL.

Others are Java Foundations, Java Fundamentals, Java Programming and Supporting Resources.

Permanent Secretary, FMoE, Sonny Echono, who signed on behalf of the government, said the partnership with Oracle would bring great improvements to the education sector and Nigeria as a whole.

He said: “As we are all aware, ICT has become the driver of competitiveness in the world today. It has redefined efficiency and productivity, and changed the dynamics of the world of work.

“Oracle Academy is well-known globally for the advancement of Computer Science Education. There is therefore, no doubt that our partnership with Oracle will bring great improvements to the education sector and Nigeria as a whole.”