GIZ-SKYE, Edo Govt Train 25 Teachers On Gender Inclusive Education

Edo State Ministry of Education in collaboration with GIZ-SKYE is building the capacity of teachers on gender and inclusive TVET Education.
Edo State Commissioner for Education, Dr. (Mrs.) Joan Ovaiwe, at the training programme, urged teachers in the state to impart the knowledge they have acquired from the training they underwent, it should be used to teach their colleagues to enable them benefit from the information.
The two-day training Cascade on Gender and Disability Inclusion in Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET), held in Benin City. She appealed to GIZ-SKYE to remain in the state and work with the incoming administration.
“For you the teachers that have come for this training kudos to you all. From the little I have seen from your colleagues, I am very happy and glad about it.
“We need students that are interested in science subjects, across the state and Nigeria. We also observed that more boys than girls are interested in science subjects. Even, in our technical vocational schools, we have found that the traits are gender.
Helen Igboka, the GIZ SKYE Programme Component Manager for Gender and Inclusion said competency and skills is based on the ability of the individual to learn, giving the right learning environment where barriers to learning such as; harmful cultural norms, lack of assistive devices and inaccessible infrastructure are hindering the ability of a set of persons from reaching their full potential is removed.
“Our goal as trainers is to help all students harness their full potential and succeed in their chosen fields,” she said.