Stakeholders in the education sector have been charged to play a vital role in shaping the future using their expertise, inputs, and commitment to ensure that the nation’s education system meets the needs of all learners.
The Kwara State Commissioner for Education and Human Capital Development, Dr Lawal Olohungbebe, gave the charge in Ilorin on Wednesday while addressing participants at the stakeholders’ engagement on the National Education Quality Assurance Policy and its implementation.
The one day programme was designed to ensure that the education system provides the highest quality learning experience for all learners.
Olohungbebe who noted that “the Quality Assurance Bureau was established in Kwara State in 2009 to arrest the declining quality of education, redeem poor quality of inspection instrument and standardise the quality of inspection reports among others, added that the Bureau was put in place to serve as one of the major feedback mechanisms through which the government and other stakeholders receive reliable assessment in respect of the standard and progress of the education reform agenda in Kwara State.
He hailed Governor Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq for his unwavering commitment to education and vision for a brighter future for the children.
According to the commissioner, “the state government has made significant strides in improving the education system and has invested heavily in infrastructure, with the construction of new schools and the renovation of existing ones.
“The state government has also implemented innovative programmes aimed at improving teachers’ training and learners’ outcomes, adding these factors have greatly improved the quality of Education in Kwara State,” he added.
Continuing, he stressed, “As stakeholders, we are expected to play a vital role in shaping the future of education in our state. Your input, expertise, and commitment are vital in ensuring that our education system meets the needs of all learners.”
In his keynote address, the Director, Quality Assurance, Federal Ministry of Education, Mr Ademola Babawale, noted that the government had put in place every machinery to improve the quality of education in the Country.
Babawale maintained the need for uniformity, continuous monitoring, supportive supervision, assessment, and evaluation of schools to ensure standards, improve, and sustain the quality of education in the country for improved learning outcomes.
The programme was attended by traditional rulers, PTA officials, members of the Nigeria Union of Teachers, and the All Nigeria Conference of Principals of Secondary Schools in Kwara State.
