From 2 to 13 August 2021, one hundred and five (105) teachers serving as focal points for the digital classrooms and for the Sino-Beninese friendship and excellence secondary schools of Abomey and Grand-Popo received training, held simultaneously in Ouidah, Comè, Pobè, Bohicon, Parakou and Natitingou, to prepare them for the ICDL (International Computer Driving Licence) certification
From 2 to 13 August 2021, one hundred and five (105) teachers serving as focal points for the digital classrooms and for the Sino-Beninese friendship and excellence secondary schools of Abomey and Grand-Popo received training, held simultaneously in Ouidah, Comè, Pobè, Bohicon, Parakou and Natitingou, to prepare them for the ICDL (International Computer Driving Licence) certification
This training, initiated by the Beninese Agency for Universal Service in Electronic Communications and Postal Services (ABSU-CEP), is part of its human resources capacity-building policy. The 105 teachers took the following three modules:
- Computer, communication and web essentials;
- Word processing;
- Spreadsheets.
An ICDL Accredited Test Centre (ATC) since February 2020, ABSU-CEP is in this capacity contributing to the implementation of the memorandum of understanding signed with ICDL Africa by the Ministry of Digital Affairs and Digitalisation, which offers citizens the opportunity to obtain the ICDL certification, an international standard attesting to a person's knowledge of and skills in using office software.
This capacity-building session for teachers at ABSU-CEP's ICDL test centres follows one held for 30 managers of the Beninese Electricity Company (SBEE) from 7 June to 16 July 2021.