Gbenro Adesina
Ahead of Schools’ resumption in Oyo State, the State Universal Basic Education Board has held a training for 2, 454 Head Teachers in the State, on Covid-19 preventive measures.
According to a statement signed by OyoSUBEB Spokesperson, Michael Ogunsina,the training session was held between Tuesday September 8, 2020 and Thursday 10, 2020 in all educational zones of the state.
Recall that the pandemic hit the country, in March 2020, which gave birth to the total closure of schools since then.
Speaking at the event, the Chairman, Oyo State Universal Basic Education Board, Dr. Nureni Adeniran said in view of World Health Organisation’s submission that Covid-19 might be with us for a while, the board, in collaboration with Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC) have begun capacity building of all teachers at primary school as directed by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control.
He added that the training is complementing Oyo State Government’s efforts in containing the spread of COVID-19 pandemic, noting that the state government had earlier organised and funded training of school administrators on COVID-19 preventive measures for both primary and secondary school teachers.
Adeniran further said that the state government’s zeal is to prepare head teachers for a safe and hitch-free reopening of schools and learning facilities, while taking into consideration the health, safety, environmental protection and security of learners, teachers, education personnel and families.
He urged facilitators at the training to follow stipulated measures, actions and recommendations put in place by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Oyo State Emergency Operation Centre.
The six major topics in the training, organised by Oyo State Emergency Operation Centre focused on managing schools and ensuring safety in the post-COVID lockdown; the concept and practice of social distancing and its implications; promoting personal, environmental hygiene and cough etiquette as safeguard against COVID-19 and other respiratory diseases.
Other topics include, observing other preventive measures against COVID-19 with the use of face-mask; dealing with the psychological effects of pandemic and lockdown on learner and helping them to overcome the trauma and adjust to the realities of the disease; and identifying and responding to learners showing signs of illness.
The training was witnessed by representatives of UBEC, Nigeria Union of Teachers and Association of Primary School head teachers of Nigeria.
