The Center for Information Technology and Development (CITAD) offered free training on information Communication Technology (ICT) to 24 directors of Bauchi state Ministry of Education.

It could be recalled that the state Commissioner of Education  Dr Aliyu Tilde has issued directives that all management staff should be computer compliance  for easy communication and other transactions within agencies and schools.

The Programme Manager CITAD Mallam Isa Garba disclosed this during the presentation of certificates on ICT to the directors from three Directorates of the  Ministry on Tuesday.

He said the  24 directors have undergone computer skills training under CITAD free training programs that is inline with our mission that all should be ICT compliance especially in the North.

He said the 24 directors were selected from three directorates of Examinations, ICT and Quality Assurance of the state  Ministry of Education.

“The Ministry provides the computers and the hall for the training while CITAD provides the skills to the directors as part of social responsibilities to the State and the Society,” he said.

According to him, ICT plays a catalytic role in enhancing learning in the classroom and beyond, It enhances the scope of education by facilitating mobile learning and inclusive education.

“It facilitates research and scholarly communication, the Impact of ICT and its potential for the education field is manifold,” he said.

In his remarks, The state Commissioner Dr Aliyu Tilde  Commended Center for Information Technology and Development CITAD for offering free ICT training to directors of  three Directorates of the ministry to become Information Communication Technology (ICT) compliance.

He added this is in line with the directives of the ministry that all the directors and the management staff of the ministry and schools should be information communication technology compliance for easy communication across agencies and schools in the state.

“Therefore, before the end of this year, I assured that  all the staff of the remaining directorate of the ministry will be ICT compliance. He said,