As part of its support for the ‘Girls in ICT’
programme, Vodacom Business Nigeria has trained 25 female pupils of Clemmy High
School, Agodo-Egbe, Lagos, on Internet of Things.
The beneficiaries, who were pupils from Senior
Secondary School 1 and 2, learned how the IoT was used in ensuring people’s
safety and in securing property in today’s world.
They also toured the company’s facilities, exposing
them to the importance of connectivity and data security to individuals and
businesses in this milieu.
Clemmy High School emerged as winners of the app
development and quiz competition, which was part of the ‘Girls in ICT Day’
celebration last month, organised by E-Business Life.
Vodacom said its aim of training female
students in particular was to debunk the myth that ICT was for males,
predominantly; encouraging more female students to choose ICT as their course
of
study at tertiary levels of education.
According to Vodacom, the training also empowers
female students to maximise their use of ICT, so that they are not left behind
in the digital world.
The Managing Director, Vodacom Business Nigeria,
Lanre Kolade, urged ICT teachers to adopt fresh approaches to the subject to
generate higher levels of interest among females.
He said, “The choice of studying ICT depends largely
on the student’s interest in science subjects at the secondary level of
education. Teachers must begin to adopt innovative ways of teaching the subject
so that more pupils, especially the girls, will not only become interested in
ICT but choose to work in ICT industries upon completing their studies.”
He advised the participants during the training not
to be intimidated by physics, chemistry and biology but to enjoy these subjects
and make them an integral part of their daily lives.
Chidera Onyekuru and Peace Agboola, both SS2 pupils
of Clemmy High School, and winners of the quiz and app development competition
at the Girls in ICT Day celebration, were presented with brand new laptops.
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