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.
Speaking at the opening ceremony, Ahmed Tijani Oricha, the state Project Coordinator (SPC) described the training ASA strategic intervention aimed at improving access quality and equity in education delivery, noting that non-formal education remains critical to reaching adolescents and young people excluded from the formal system, adding that well-trained facilitators are central to grassroots.
The two-day capacity -building training, held under AGILE Sub -Component 2.2C (Second Chance/Alternative Education) in partnership with the Participation Initiative for Behavioural Change in Development (PIBCID), focused on enhancing facilitators’ understanding of post -literacy manuals, harmonising instructional methods, and promoting participatory and adult learning techniques.
Oricha urged participants to apply learner-centred approaches in their respective centres, stressing that their commitment and professionalism would directly influence learning outcomes and the overall success of the Second Chance Education programme.
Mariam Bello, component Lead, equally, said the training was designed to ensure uniformity and consistency in content delivery across all non -formal education centres, as she explained that facilitators were taken through structured sessions to deepen their understanding of lesson sequencing, integrated teaching approaches, and effective classroom engagement for adult and adolescent learners.
She said: “Adopting participatory methods would help create inclusive learning environments that respond to learners’ realities while advancing AGILE’s goal of improved literacy, numeracy, and life skills acquisition.
Also speaking, Rachael Akande, executive director of PIBCID, reaffirmed the organisation’s commitment to supporting capacity development and behaviour-change interventions that strengthen teaching quality within the non-formal education sector.
The training featured technical sessions in English Language
Participants described the programme as timely and impactful, pledging to deploy the skills acquired to improve learning outcomes across non -formal education centres in Kogi State.
English Language, Mathematics, Civic Literacy and Basic Science were facilitated by experienced resource persons and were equally reinforced through interactive discussion.
