Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde
Oyo State Universal Basic Education Board (OYOSUBEB) in conjunction with Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC), Abuja, is training 100 Quality Assurance officers to improve learning and ensure effective evaluation of primary schools in the state in line with international best practices.
A statement by the Board’s Media Team said that the five-day second level training, which started on September 6 in Ibadan, the state capital, has participants drawn from all Local Government Universal Basic Education Authorities in the state.
At the training, UBEC Executive Secretary, Dr. Hamid Bobboyi, noted that capacity-building is essential to develop competence and skills that will make the Board more effective.
He asserted that the training was geared towards improving learning in line with international best practices.
Represented by the South-West Zonal Director, UBEC, Alhaji Alabi Asaju, Bobboyi added that the commission, in conjunction with the State Universal Basic Education Board, is setting standards that would be sustained in years to come.
He further commended the Management Board of OYOSUBEB for its commitment to effectiveness and efficiency in the basic education sub-sector of Oyo State.
In his speech, the Executive Chairman, OYOSUBEB, Dr. Nureni Adeniran said that the State’s quality assurance had been in practice, but that the training was needed to further expose them to various techniques.
He explained that the theme of the training, “Effective School Evaluation: Panacea for improving learning outcomes and strengthening of the school system” would further expose the trainees to ways of improving learning outcomes, results and performances in the educational system.
Adeniran added that the Engr. Seyi Makinde-led administration in the state has revamped and restructured the Education sector of the State through various means, including earmarking 21 percent of the State’s annual budget to the education sector.
His words: “As part of the concerted effort of the Executive Governor, Engr. Seyi Makinde to revamp and restructure the Education sector, he has graciously earmarked 21% in the Oyo State budget for the Education sector, a gesture that has never occurred in the State even in the past administrations out of which counterpart funds are always released to the Board for construction of classrooms, erection of perimeter fences, provision of furniture and purchase of instructional materials.”
Adeniran acknowledged the immense support received from UBEC in delivering 33 Motorcycles, 30 laptops and printers for Quality Assurance Officers, while he expressed optimism that after the five-day training, officers would be acquainted with the requisite skills for effective performance.
In their separate remarks, the Executive Secretary, OYOSUBEB, Mr. Olusanjo Adeniyi and the Director, Quality Assurance, UBEC, Mansir Idris, said the training sought to develop new strategies to improve the quality of learning in basic schools across Oyo State. They added that the training was in response to the need to strengthen the capacity of the officers, especially at the local government levels.
