Israeli Ambassador visits BEQA, pledges technological support for schools

From Dooshima Terkura, Makurdi

The Israeli Ambassador to Nigeria, Michael Freeman has pledge to prioritize the education of Benue children by supporting the state government with innovative technology and ICT in schools.

Freeman made this pledge when he paid a working visit to the Benue State Bureau for Education Quality Assurance (BEQA) in company of the state Governor, Rev Fr. Hyacinth Alia.

The visit is a follow-up on the ongoing discussion with the Director General of the Bureau, Dr. Terna Francis on Israeli’s technology support for enhanced monitoring and evaluation in schools.

Recall that the DG has visited about 1,680 schools in the last 15 months of his stewardship at BEQA cut across various local government areas in the state where he identified poor learning outcomes among learners, which is partly attributed to truancy on the part of teachers as a result of poor monitoring.

The technology, when deployed to Benue state will help in enhancing monitoring without necessarily having to be physically present in the field as well as improve teaching and learning outcomes.

The visit underscores Governor Alia’s commitment to enhancing quality education at the basic and post-basic levels in the state.

Both Ambassador Freeman and Governor Alia commended the Bureau for the work done so far and observed that the development is expected to further boost the quality of education in the state.

During the cost, the DG took the team round the offices on inspection, explaining the role of BEQA in boosting the quality of education in the state.

The Benue State Bureau for Education Quality Assurance is saddled with the responsibility of monitoring, evaluation and standardization of basic and post-basic schools in Benue state.