The NEPL/Seplat Power Joint Enterprise (JV) over the weekend mentioned its funding within the training sector underscores its unwavering dedication to elevating training in its host states and communities.
Talking in the course of the launch of the fifth version of its transformative Seplat Lecturers Empowerment Programme (STEP), Director of Exterior Affairs & Social Efficiency at Seplat Power, Chioma Afe, highlighted the strategic imaginative and prescient behind STEP, stating, “5 years in the past, we performed an intensive evaluation of our host communities in Edo and Delta states to determine their most urgent wants.
“By means of STEP, we’re making a complete instructional ecosystem—impacting academics, college students, college infrastructure, and even the Ministries of Schooling. This strategy ensures that our funding in training will yield long-lasting advantages for your entire neighborhood.”
Afe additional burdened the great nature of the programme, noting that taking part academics endure a rigorous four-day workshop masking management, digital expertise, STEAM, and important life expertise.
“We’ve supplied every trainer with a pill geared up with the STEP app, granting them entry to a wealth of teacher-focused sources from Microsoft, in addition to ongoing assist from facilitators.”
She added that the programme is an ongoing journey {of professional} development and empowerment.
He mentioned, “We’ll return in six months for the commencement ceremony, the place the academics will share their success tales and be acknowledged for his or her achievements.”
The Edo State Commissioner for Schooling, Joan Oviawe, represented by a Everlasting Secretary within the Edo State Public Service, Mr. Ojo Akin-Longe, expressed the state authorities’s deep appreciation for the partnership with the Seplat JV, stating, “Initiatives like STEP are a testomony to NEPL/Seplat Power JV’s deep dedication to the communities wherein they function.”
Additionally, Commissioner for Secondary Schooling, Delta State, Mrs. Rose Ezewu, represented by Deputy Director (Colleges) within the Delta State Ministry of Secondary Schooling, Mrs. Justina Ishaka, described STEP as a catalyst for instructional reform.
He mentioned, “STEP is greater than only a coaching initiative; it represents a complete strategy to enhancing the standard of training in Delta State. Over 500 academics in our state have already benefited from this programme, and its constructive impression will proceed to ripple by our communities for years to come back.”
