Get Guardian on GoogleGombe State has commenced the expansion of its EIDU-supported Digital Personalised Learning (DPL) programme to 764 schools, targeting no fewer than 100,000 learners in the initiative aimed at improving foundational literacy and numeracy across the state.
The expansion was formally flagged off over the weekend at Mu’azu Bolari Primary School, Gombe, with a training programme for teachers and head teachers who will drive the initiative across the participating schools.
Speaking at the ceremony, the Gombe State Commissioner for Education, Prof. Aisha Maigari, described the Gombe State-EIDU basic education reform programme as an important intervention with direct benefits in learners’ digital development, and assured stakeholders of the government’s commitment to sustaining and expanding the initiative.
According to Maigari, the government has made a legal commitment to this programme, and the necessary processes were already underway for the disbursement of the funds.
Noting that the pilot phase reached over 1,000 learners and strengthened the digital capacity of over 285 teachers and 25 SUBEB staff, she said the results had reinforced the government’s determination to raise the standard of education in Gombe State to global benchmarks.
Also speaking, the Executive Chairman of Gombe State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB), Prof. Hassan Bello, described the expansion as a significant milestone in the state’s efforts to transform basic education through technology, innovation and improved teaching practices.
