Vodacom launches annual Inter-school robotics training for secondary student
By As part of its effort to enable the Nigerian education system advance teaching and learning programmes towards the fourth industrial revolution, Vodacom Business Nigeria, recently organised a one day robotics training workshop for students from five secondary schools in Lagos.
The training, which took place at the Canton Concourse Training Center in Victoria Island, provided the students the opportunity to open their minds to knowing the various ways technology is shaping the world around them.
The schools represented were Dansol High School, Ikeja; Edgefield College, Lekki; Fruitful Ville College International, Ikorodu; Halifield Schools, Maryland and Holy Child College, Ikoyi. The students were also equipped with useful mechanical and programming skills that can be developed as they further their education.
The students with age range of 12 to 15 years were given opportunity to immerse themselves in the complexities that surround the Internet of Things (IoT) and how it will affect their lives in the future.
They were also taught how to build, program and control various kinds of robots used in performing numerous functions in today’s world. This demonstrated the importance of technology in all sector including manufacturing, transportation and even securing lives and property.
Solomon Ogufere, commercial director for Vodacom Business Nigeria said: “We are committed to equipping Nigeria’s next generation with the requisite ICT skills needed to prepare them for the fourth industrial revolution. We believe that it is never too early or too late to begin this immersive process in students, thereby preparing them for the post – digital age, which will demand technical knowledge and skills.”
Ogufere said that Vodacom through its Corporate Social Responsibility initiatives in education, capacity building, training, industrial tours and more, seek opportunities to enhance the lives of the next generation.
“By empowering the next generation, Vodacom aims to drive positive change in the Nigerian economy through the use of telecommunications technologies,” he added.
Recall that Vodacom had earlier in the year, organised an ICT skill development training day for 36 students from the S.S. Peter & Paul Nursery and Primary School, a school that serves the underprivileged in Lagos State.
AMAKA ANAGOR