The Kogi State Ministry of Education, through the Adolescent Girls Initiative for Learning and Empowerment (AGILE) Project, has trained 130 facilitators drawn from non-formal education centres across the three senatorial districts of the state to strengthen the delivery of second-chance and alternative education programmes.
The training is aimed at improving access, quality and equity in education delivery for adolescents and young people excluded from the formal school system.
Speaking at the opening ceremony, the State Project Coordinator, Ahmed Tijani Oricha, described the training as a strategic intervention aimed at expanding inclusive learning opportunities. He noted that non-formal education remains critical to reaching out-of-school adolescents and young people, adding that trained facilitators are central to education delivery.
According to Oricha, “this training is designed to equip facilitators with the skills and mindset to deliver quality learning in non-formal settings. Your professionalism and commitment will directly influence learning outcomes and the success of the Second Chance Education programme.”
The two-day capacity-building exercise was held under AGILE Sub-Component 2.2C on Second Chance and Alternative Education, in partnership with the Participation Initiative for Behavioural Change in Development (PIBCID). The sessions focused on improving facilitators’ understanding of post-literacy manuals, harmonising instructional methods, and promoting participatory learning.
Also speaking, the Component Lead, Mariam Bello, said the training was structured to ensure uniformity and consistency in content delivery across non-formal education centres. She explained that participants were taken through sessions on lesson sequencing and integrated teaching approaches.
Bello said, “adopting participatory methods will help facilitators create inclusive learning environments that reflect learners’ realities while advancing AGILE’s goals of improved literacy, numeracy and life skills acquisition.”
In her remarks, the Executive Director of PIBCID, Rachael Akande, reaffirmed the organisation’s commitment to supporting capacity development initiatives that enhance teaching quality within the non-formal education sector.
The training featured technical sessions in English Language, Mathematics, Civic Literacy and Basic Science, facilitated by resource persons and reinforced through discussions.
Participants described the programme as timely, pledging to apply the skills acquired to improve learning outcomes across non-formal education centres in Kogi.
