The
United Kingdom (UK) has launched its E-learning Africa Programme in Nigeria,
aimed at supporting workforce development for organizations and government.
The overseer of the
programme, Mr Richard Hurst, said the programme was coming to Nigeria better
and in a flexible manner. Reliance
of the e-learning on the internet is something that most Nigerians are worried
about, as broadband penetration is still an issue. But Mr Hurst said he had seen drastic improvement within the last
few years, something that had given them the confidence to make the e-learning
platform available to Nigerians. “Our
courses are specifically built for online. You can do our courses online from
mobile phones, tablets, laptops and desktops. “Network is very important, but I have seen that Nigeria is moving
forward with internet and WiFi,” he said.
Also at the event was the Ogun State Commissioner For Health, Olaokun
Soyinka and he said “penetration is increasing rapidly”. “When we look at areas that did not have any kind of connectivity
just a few months or years ago, they are fully wired-up as you might say. Not
just with expensive and advanced hardware. “Now, smart phones are becoming
ubiquitous and people can access quite high bandwidth even just through Smartphone.”
He said that the government or private sector could make investments in
internet service provision. The e-learning platform is a one-stop provider of
technology enabled training and skills solutions designed to support workforce
development for organizations and government in Africa. The British Deputy High
Commissioner, Ray Kyles, who was at an event organized to launch the e-learning
platform, said education was one of the key components that Nigeria needed the
most to develop. He said that UK wanted to see how best they could support in
that regard. “We want to what extent we can bring that skill set to Nigeria to
help skill people to take them from school level to work and see what support
they need education in. “It is combining British recognized certificates, with
a process of learning that takes advantage of all the developments in ICT. “Individuals
can do it themselves, they can monitor the process through continuous
assessment,” he explained. The different courses offered through the platform
could be found at www.ukelearningafrica.com.
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