By Uka David
In a bid to improve educational system in Nigeria, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has trained 50 education officers of Enugu State, Southeast Nigeria on data collection.
In a bid to improve educational system in Nigeria, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has trained 50 education officers of Enugu State, Southeast Nigeria on data collection.
This initiative aims to improve the quality of data and evidence available for formulating effective policies and attracting targeted investments in the state.
The training was held at San Diego Hotel Abakaliki, Ebonyi State.
Agatha Nzeribe, UNICEF Education Specialist, explained that Enugu is the only state in Southern Nigeria chosen to conduct the digital annual school census data collection
The training was held at San Diego Hotel Abakaliki, Ebonyi State.
Agatha Nzeribe, UNICEF Education Specialist, explained that Enugu is the only state in Southern Nigeria chosen to conduct the digital annual school census data collection
She said the training is aimed to enhance their skills in data collection, management, and analysis, as well as to improve the quality and reliability of educational data for better planning and policy-making.
"So what we are doing here right now is training 50 education management information system (EMIS) officers from the state level and the local government level. At the end of this week, they will have acquired the necessary skills on how to use the DHS tool to collect data and upload it.
"Then we'll go to the local governments, we are going to work in clusters. And the focus is that every school, every primary school, public primary, private primary, secondary, public, private, will be captured on GPRS. And the requisite data about the school will be collected.
Nzeribe said that with appropriate data, the school dropout problem would be reduced.
"Data speaks, if you know what to do with it. So you use it to plan. We're looking at zero out of school dropout. Every child, no child left behind. That's what, that's who we are. We are for every child. Whether he is in a rural area, whether he's having any disability, whether he's from a socioeconomic background that doesn't help him, we're here to support the states achieve all, full enrollment, and completion". She said.
Mbah Ndubueze, the Commissioner for Education in Enugu State, in his submission, said that the training was essential to the state because they need to have a systematic way to report to development agencies, partners, and the federal government their educational reform gains.
He urged the participants to put in their best and garner the knowledge as their role is very crucial to data collection and analysis as related to schools, teachers, students, and other aspects of the education system in Enugu
"we need these 50 Enugu State EMIS officers to understand the best practices on data collection, data analysis, and data management to enable us to be able to properly document our process of educational reform.
"And be able to explain to our development agency partners what it is exactly that we're doing, how we're doing it, and what we are achieving. So that we can invite and earn more support to do more." Mbah said
"So what we are doing here right now is training 50 education management information system (EMIS) officers from the state level and the local government level. At the end of this week, they will have acquired the necessary skills on how to use the DHS tool to collect data and upload it.
"Then we'll go to the local governments, we are going to work in clusters. And the focus is that every school, every primary school, public primary, private primary, secondary, public, private, will be captured on GPRS. And the requisite data about the school will be collected.
Nzeribe said that with appropriate data, the school dropout problem would be reduced.
"Data speaks, if you know what to do with it. So you use it to plan. We're looking at zero out of school dropout. Every child, no child left behind. That's what, that's who we are. We are for every child. Whether he is in a rural area, whether he's having any disability, whether he's from a socioeconomic background that doesn't help him, we're here to support the states achieve all, full enrollment, and completion". She said.
Mbah Ndubueze, the Commissioner for Education in Enugu State, in his submission, said that the training was essential to the state because they need to have a systematic way to report to development agencies, partners, and the federal government their educational reform gains.
He urged the participants to put in their best and garner the knowledge as their role is very crucial to data collection and analysis as related to schools, teachers, students, and other aspects of the education system in Enugu
"we need these 50 Enugu State EMIS officers to understand the best practices on data collection, data analysis, and data management to enable us to be able to properly document our process of educational reform.
"And be able to explain to our development agency partners what it is exactly that we're doing, how we're doing it, and what we are achieving. So that we can invite and earn more support to do more." Mbah said
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