As Nigeria prepares to conduct of the 2023 Population and Housing Census from 29th March to 2nd April 2023, the country’s National Population Commission says it has commenced the training of functionaries for the exercise in thirty-six states and the nation’s Federal Capital Territory, FCT
In a statement issued to Journalists, the Director Public Affairs Department of the Commission, Isiaka Yahaya explained that; “The training which is in being organized in stages started with the training of Census Specialized Workforce, CSW and facilitators who will in turn train enumerators, supervisors, field coordinators, data quality assistants and data quality managers. The training includes self-learning study, online training with monitored simulated hands-on and in-person classroom and hands-on training.”
“The functionaries are to be trained on census forms, census applications, data capturing process, interpersonal communication, and basic troubleshooting of Computer Assisted Personal Interview (CAPI), other topics of focus during the training include dispute resolution and basic use of excel.”
He stressed that the Commission would ensure that the data collected are of high quality, the Commission has recruited and trained Data Quality Managers and Data Quality Assistants on the deployment of maps, data validation and monitoring of the census dashboard.
The Director Public Affairs Department added that the “Total number of functionaries to be trained and deployed for the 2023 Census is 786,741 consisting of 623,797 enumerators, 125,944 supervisors, 24,001 Data Quality Assistants, 12,000 Field Coordinators, 1,000 Data Quality Managers, 1639 Training Centre Administrators and 59,000 LGA level facilitators.”
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