Deux Project
and the global
software giant,
Microsoft has
collaborated to
offer
information technology training to students of
Agidingbi Junior and Senior Secondary
schools in Lagos State under The Microsoft IT
Academy Programme, which is designed for
accredited academic institutions worldwide.
The Managing Director of Deux Project, Dr.
Tunji Olowolafe, said the Microsoft IT
Academy Programme has good tools to
prepare students for certification, which is
very important to prepare them for future
jobs.
The Microsoft IT Academy would be
implemented in all three pilot schools and
provide world class Microsoft official
curriculum along with many other free
features that this partnership will bring. The
programme provides over 175 e-learning
courses to students who want to advance their
software knowledge. Microsoft will provide
free email and collaboration tools as part of
the Microsoft IT Academy.
Tunji Olowolafe said: “The programme is
useful in the local environment where
training resources are scarce. Students will
benefit from the curricular, courseware and
online learning the programme offers. The
involved schools and teachers will benefit as
well from the available curricular that can be
used in the classroom or to supplement
student’s individual learning needs”.
To modernize public education in the state,
the Lagos State government recently
inaugurated new model blocks within
Agidingbi schools complex. These schools
would be the first to benefit from The
Microsoft IT Academy programme.
The programme according to Dr. Tunji
Olowolafe provides educators with the tools
they need to effectively train students on
Microsoft technologies, prepare students for
the global economy, and create a skilled
community.
To activate this programme, Deux Project (Dr.
Tunji Olowolafe), Microsoft and its local
support group would provide laptops with
embedded Microsoft academy software and a
training package for Agidingbi schools.
Deux, according t0 Dr. Tunji Olowolafe would
be responsible for the overall management of
the new IT Academy. The organisation will
work closely with Microsoft to ensure that this
academy is ready and operational by
ensuring that all hardware and software
requirements are met and that the schools
and teachers are fully ICT trained.
Project Director, Deux Project, Dr. Walter
Olatunde, said, ”We are proud to partner
Microsoft on this laudable objective. We will
ensure that both students and staff get access
to the best technology available.”
Development platform manager, Microsoft
Nigeria, Mr. Ken Spann, explained that the
Microsoft IT Academy programme offers an
affordable solution to deliver high quality
affordable ICT education created just for
schools.
Included in the programme are curricular that
can be used in the classroom to supplement
student’s individual learning needs. The
programme would be of strategic importance
in revolutionising learning “in Lagos state
because of its profile”.
According to him, computer systems underpin
daily life at school, in the workplace, and
across the wider community. It would ensure
the teaching staff could effectively use
Microsoft online learning portal and equip the
students with the relevant training to bridge
the IT skills gap.
Highlights of the programme include access to
a wide variety of Microsoft curricula and
certifications, extensive teaching resources,
Microsoft e-Learning courses for educators
and students, and software licenses for
laboratory and classroom use. Others include a
wide range of instruction from computer
basics to high-level programming,
architecture and the use of the Microsoft IT
Academy logo and other marketing resources.

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