Lagos State Government seeks collaboration For Quality Education

Lagos State government has called for collaboration in the education sector to ensure improved quality learning and best practices in teaching mathematics.

The State government says is also giving assurance that it will forge partnerships with more critical stakeholders in the coming years.

Speaking at the Lagos State Education Conference 2023 in collaboration with Casio, Lagos State Commissioner of Education, Mrs Folashade Adefisayo explained that the State has improved greatly in the area of ensuring quality education with a sustained and robust partnership with critical stakeholders.

Adefisayo explained that the State has invested in digital innovation in mathematics education and other subjects that require calculation and problem-solving.

She said the education conference was designed to explore opportunities available to develop education between public and private sectors, stressing that the collaboration with Casio has been impactful on the learning outcomes.

“The partnership had been fruitful for us because our WAEC results went up almost three times over the period we are talking about with

“More students passing mathematics and we attribute some of that to qualify of training the teachers received because it’s not just training on the use of a calculator but training on making more classroom engaging environment where students are motivated to learn because they are learning something that is relevant to them.

“It’s been a great partnership and we are open to partnership especially where they affected our children because we have to start building them up with the leadership competencies they will need to excel in the future,” she said.

She added that the State want more partners to improve mathematics and further mathematics, noting that the past relationship to improve the English language has been effective as the State looks ahead for many partnerships as possible.

According to her “We are not asking them to come and fund what we are doing, we are asking them if it’s their skills, competencies and time they can volunteer and It’s something we will continue to reinforce going forward.“

The Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Education, Mr Andrew Adejo commended Lagos State for always being at the forefront of innovation in the education sector and encouraged not to relent.

Mr Adejo explained that the Federal Government had been carrying out similar projects in the sector and announced that the Tertiary Education Trust Fund, TETFUND, is coming up with a strategic and operational framework for entrepreneurship, employability and innovation, to enable an interface for research and development with the creation of industrial hubs.

Other participants at the conference harped on investment in the young people as well no as improving the technical skills needed to face future challenges.

The theme of the Education Conference is: ‘Exploring the Opportunities in Public-Private Partnerships For Educational Development in Nigeria.‘