BEVERLY HILLS, September 12, (THEWILL) – Ahead of Schools’ resumption, the Oyo State Universal Basic Education Board has just concluded training of 2,454 Head Teachers in the State, on Covid-19 preventive measures.
The Training session which was held across all Educational zones in the State, commenced on Tuesday, September 8, 2020 and ended on Thursday, September 10, 2020.
Speaking at the event, the Executive Chairman, Oyo State Universal Basic Education Board, Dr. Nureni Adeniran said in view of World Health Organisation’s submission that Covid-19 might be with us for a while, the Board in collaboration with Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC) have begun capacity building of all teachers at Primary school level as directed by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control.
He added that the training was complementing Oyo State Government’s efforts at containing the spread of COVID-19 pandemic, noting that the State Government had earlier organized and funded training of School Administrators on COVID-19 preventive measures for both Primary and Secondary school teachers.
Adeniran further said that the State Government’s zeal was to prepare Head teachers for a safe and hitch-free reopening of schools and learning facilities, while it took into consideration the health, safety, environmental protection and security of learners, teachers, education personnel and families.
He urged facilitators at the training to follow stipulated measures, actions and recommendations put in place by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Oyo State Emergency Operation Centre.
Adeniran added that proactive steps of the Board, through its Learning-on-air programmes cushioned the devastating impact of Covid-19 might have had on pupils and the Primary education sector.
The training was witnessed by representatives of UBEC, Nigeria Union of Teachers and Association of Primary School Head teachers of Nigeria.
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