February 12, (THEWILL) – The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), has unveiled an online training platform for electoral officials.
In a series of tweets on Saturday night, the Commission said that the app, dubbed INEC e-school, is intended to improve the effectiveness of electoral training for its officials ahead of the elections.
It explained that the app uses face-to-face and virtual approaches by integrating text-based, audio, and video content to help officials understand its processes.
The app is now available on Google Play and was developed with the assistance of the International Foundation for Electoral Systems.
The tweet read: “The Electoral Institute (TEI) with support from @IFESNigeria has developed an e-learning website and App called INEC E-SCHOOL. The goal of the platform is to enhance the overall effectiveness of electoral training.
“The system is built to provide a cutting-edge experience of electoral training using face-to-face, and virtual approaches by integrating text-based, audio, and videos.
“The website is a user-friendly platform with courses for SPO, APO/PO and CO deliberately intended to enhance the capacity of poll workers, INEC staff, and the public.
“To access the INEC E-School website, in your browser, visit http://inecschool.org. You can also visit Google Playstore to download it at play.google.com.”