The Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC) and the Benue State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB) have partnered to organise a five-day training program for Quality Assurance personnel in the state. The training, which is being held in Makurdi, is aimed at equipping participants with the skills and knowledge necessary to carry out their duties effectively.
The theme of the training is “Continuous Training of Quality Assurance Officers, Solution for Sustaining Efficiency and Effectiveness of the School towards Achieving Better Learning Outcomes”. Speaking at the event, the UBEC Executive Secretary, Dr. Hamid Bobboyi, represented by Hajiya Khadijat Abdulfatai, urged the participants to take full advantage of the training to better themselves.
According to the Director of Quality Assurance at UBEC, Malam Mansir Idris, the next round of training will be conducted in 2024. He further explained that the assessment scores of the participants who successfully completed the three trainings will be merged, and those who meet the pass mark will be classified and certified as qualified Quality Assurance Officers in each school. Some of the evaluators will also be selected among the successful participants for further training as master trainers for the step-down training in the state.
The Executive Chairman of SUBEB, Joseph Utse, represented by the Board’s Permanent Member 3, Mr. James Ahua, expressed his delight in the new system of inspection of schools to enhance learning outcomes. He noted that the Board has procured Hilux Vans, motorcycles, Tablets, Laptops, and Printers for the Quality Assurance department to facilitate school monitoring activities.
The SUBEB Director of Quality Assurance, Mr. Augustine Akula, stressed that the huge responsibility of Quality Assurance Officers required regular training and retraining to equip them with modern trends in skills and knowledge to achieve efficiency. The Permanent Member 1 at SUBEB, Mike Kusah, commended UBEC for their sustained support in conducting staff training for SUBEB.
