NCC, DBI train Fed Poly Ayede staff on advanced digital appreciation programme
PanNigerianNews
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The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), through its training arm, Digital Bridge Institute (DBI), has organised a five-day training for the staff of Federal Polytechnic, Ayede, Oyo State.
Sponsored by the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), the DBI’s Advanced Digital Appreciation Programme for Tertiary Institutions (ADAPTI) was intended to equip the teaching and non-teaching staff of the Polytechnic with the needed skills on the digital era.
In his opening remark at the training, the Rector, Engr Dr Taofeek Adekunle Abdul-Hameed, who was represented by the Polytechnic Librarian, Dr Samuel Oke Ogunniyi, lauded the NCC and DBI for remembering the new Institution and urged the beneficiaries to make judicious use of the exercise with a view to impacting the students and the system.
“On behalf of the Governing Council Chairman of our Polytechnic, Prof. Dakas C. J. Dakas (SAN) and other members of the Ciuncil; my Rector, Engr Dr T. A Abdul-Hameed, and other Principal Officers, I want to welcome everybody to the maiden training of the Institute. I thank Almighty God for giving us the privilege to be here this morning. I want to thank the Committee of Deans for organising this programme.
“I thank Prof. Adeolu Akande, the NCC Chairman and the President of DBI, Prof. Muhammed Ajiya.
“The participants have to participate maximally in this training because it will assist us, even, in this digital era.”
The training, which took place at the Institution’s ICT Centre in Oke Owode area, Ogbomoso, also had the Institution’s Registrar and Secretary to the Governing Council (Mr Akin Odesola), Bursar (Mrs Alhaja Rasheedat Titilola Oladepo), Polytechnic Librarian (Dr Samuel Oke Oginniyi), Deans, Directors, Heads of Departments and Units as trainees.
The team leader for the training, Mr Chukwuemeka Ejiofor, harped on the importance of the training, saying that the trading would go a long way in helping the staff.
Appreciating the Rector for the warm reception, Mr Ejiofor said, “I bring greetings from the Chairman of the NCC, Prof. Adeolu Akande; the Executive Vice Chairman of NCC, Prof. U.G. Danbatta and the President of DBI, Prof. (Engr) Mohammed Ajiya.
“Digital Bridge Institute (DBI) is the training arm of the NCC. It was established in 2004 with the purpose of bridging the digital divide through capacity building.
“The programme, called Advanced Digital Appreciation Programme for Tertiary Institutions, is of two parts: IOPT (Internet and Office Productivity Tools) and Data Analysis using SPSS. But for the purpose of this seminar, we would be doing only IOPT (which has 5 modules (Introduction to Computer System/CyberSecurity, Microsoft Word, Spreadsheet, PowerPoint, & Internet) and maybe subsequently we would come back with more of it and Data Analysis.
“This seminar will run for 5 days and during this period, we would love to solicit your support and cooperation to make the training a success. Attendance will be mandatory and required for certificate at least 4/5 attendance and anyone who failed to meet up with that will be denied the certificate.
“Finally, we have capable and able resource persons who would facilitate the courses. They were Mr Tobi Durojaiye and Mr Chidiebere Nwoye. I trust them to do a great job.”
