In the last week of the month of July, 2016, Niger state also
known as The Power State would witness a positive educational transformation
through a stakeholder’s programme sponsored by the Niger State Government In collaboration
with the University of Cambridge – Faculty of Education, Judge Business School
and MRL Public Sector Consultants
After months of research, site visits, discussions with
teachers and other stakeholders to highlight the problems of the educational
system at the primary and secondary school level; the Transformation of Education
in Niger state (TENS) programme would proceed to its next
point of action.
point of action.
“One of the key things to Understanding problems is to Understand
it from the Users of the system and those who work within the system; so the
idea of the stakeholders programme is to have one hundred participants from the
different sectors of the educational system In Niger state so as to really
understand the issues they are facing within the system”, Dr Roni Ajao,
Executive Director MRL Public Sector Consultant said.
The programme is anticipated to be a major change event as
faculty professors from the Institute of Education and Judge Business School, Cambridge
University would be present to help guide and offer possible change solutions
through a five day training and interactive session.
The stakeholder’s event is a sub-programme under the
Transformation of Education in Niger state (TENS) programme. It is no news that
the educational system in Nigeria has deteriorated and this is not specific to a
particular state alone, hence, the aim of this programme is to transform the educational system
specifically at the primary and secondary school level. Some of the problems
the educational sector is having are: insufficient or unqualified teachers,
inadequate infrastructure, limited resources, poor overall performance in the
national examination, substandard boarding accommodation, poor sanitation and
hygiene facilities. The aim of the TENS programme In Niger State is to
gradually improve the educational system knowing that investment of this sort
would take time.
MRL Public Sector Consultant is working with the Niger state
government to achieve the needed change in the educational sector. One of the
key partners onboard this project is the prestigious Cambridge University; two of
its major faculties would also be greatly involved as well, i.e. the Institute
of Education which would train the teachers and help redevelop their curriculum
while the Judge Business School would handle the organizational and structural
level. The institute of Leadership and management is another key partner that
would be working on developing the right leadership skills that would not only be
useful in the educational level but the community at large.
MRL Public Sector
Consultant is a dynamic consulting firm headquartered In the UK and with a
sister company In Nigeria called MRL Public Sector Consultant Nigeria Limited.
The firm is specialised in providing management consultancy and related business
services to the public sector in a number of areas ranging from strategy development
to implementation through project and programme management
Dr Roni Ajao is the executive director and founding member of
MRL Public Sector Consultant Limited which was established In October 2002.
With some challenges faced during data collation over the
period of nine months in Niger state due to poor finances, light shortage,
distance and proximity of schools; MRL Public Sector Consultant never the less
has an accolade of achievements, a team of dedicated staff and the support of
the state government that shows its goal to transform education In Niger state
and eventually other states In Nigeria is not far-fetched.
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