Kwara State Launches Free Summer Coding Classes for Public Secondary School Students
According to a news report from Punch, the Kwara State Government has initiated a free summer coding class programme for students of public secondary schools across the state.
Kayode Ishola, Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq's Special Assistant on Digital Innovation, explained that the aim of the summer coding class is to equip students with essential digital skills, enabling them to compete on a global stage.
Moshood Agboola, the governor's Deputy Chief Press Secretary, stated in a press release that the programme is set to run for six weeks at six different centres located within the three senatorial districts of the state. The classes are specifically designed for students aged between 11 and 15.
Speaking at the flag-off ceremony at the Queen Elizabeth Secondary School, Ilorin, Ishola said the state government was encouraging mass digital literacy among the youth so that they would not be left behind in the digital age.
“The government understands that for the students to have a competitive edge globally, they need to have digital skills, especially now that external exams like JAMB, WASSCE and NECO are now computer-based
“The programme will be run for six weeks. The first two weeks will focus on the introduction to digital literacy, particularly for kids that do not have much background in hands-on use of the computers, while the remaining period will be used for coding and other digital skills,” Ishola said.
Cloud Tag: What's trending
Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.
Umaru Saro Offa Seun Bolaji Ilorin Descendants Progressive Union Suleiman Abubakar Abubakar B.M Rapheal Ashaolu Awwal Jawondo TIC John Olajide Adedipe Ilorin Emirate Stakeholders Forum Adisa Logun Gwanara Is\'haq Modibbo Kawu Ibraheem Abdullateef Baruba Saba Mamman Daniel Titus Ashaolu Earlyon Technologies Khadijat Ayoola Yusuf Read With Me Oluranti Idowu Maryam Nurudeen Adanla-Irese BIR Oloriegbe Abdulahi Abubakar Bata Quarry Royal Valley Okoolowo Iyeru Grammar School Aliyu Muhammad Saifudeen Adaramaja Isiaka Yusuf Jeunkunu-Malete-Bani Segun Adeniyi Joseph Yemi Ajayi Abdulrazaq Solihudeen Tosho Yaqub Ilorin Emirate Saka Onimago Aso Ofi Asa LGEA School Halidu Danbaba Ahmad Belgore Summit University Egbewole Government Girls’ Day Secondary School Pakata Ibrahim Mohammed Amasa Unicontinental Construction Company Emmanuel Bello Hakeem Idris Rotimi Atere Y.A. Abdulkareem Ajasse-Ipo Olusin Of Ijara Isin Oni Adebayo Press Release UNILORIN Alumni Oju Ekun Sarumi Sheriff Shagaya Hydroelectric Power Producing Areas Development Commission Bashir Omolaja Bolarinwa Asiwaju Bola Tinubu Rotimi Oyedepo Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq Ifelodun Amuda Bembe Ahmed \'Lateef Association Of Kwara State Online Media Practitioners Medview Airlines IEDPU Muhammad Yahya Ilorin Muslim Community Rafiu Ibrahim QuickWin Adolescent Girls Initiative For Learning And Empowerment

