By Adama Makasuba
The Ministry of Basic and Secondary Education has launched a digital learning platform dubbed IlearningGAMBIA that seeks to revolutionise, support and enhance speedy recovery for the education from Covid-19 impact as well as serve as a resource centre for teachers and learners.
The tailor-made video lesson will help provide a safe accessible and centrally monitored system for teachers and administrators to upload and host instructional materials.
It followed the ministry’s approximately D35million electronic learning for school going children at a time schools were shut down due to the restriction of Covid-19 aimed at helping to recover lost contact hours.
Speaking at the launching ceremony held at Region One secretariat in Kanifing on Wednesday, Minister of Basic and Secondary Education Honorable Claudiana Cole described the launch as historic as he commended her ministry’s communication department for coming up with such a ‘flagship’ of the ministry.
“In response to the policy, the Ministry of Basic and Secondary Education is committed to providing equitable, inclusive and quality education to all students in The Gambia both in times of relative stability and in emergency situations like the Covid-19 pandemic that has greatly impacted on the global education system including The Gambia,” she said.
Meanwhile, Honorable Ebrima Sillah Minister of Information Communication and Infrastructure assured his Ministry’s commitment and continuous collaboration with the Ministry of Basic and Secondary Education for better education for children.
“I want to assure the Minister and her very vibrant team and collaborators team from the education sector and UNICEF that my Ministry will continue to collaborate with you to ensure that we don’t only synchronise our efforts but by cheaper means of access to Basic Education through digital and information services provision technologies,” he said.
“The Ministry of Basic and Secondary Education and my Ministry will continue to strengthen our collaborative efforts, while assure you that my ministry will continue to collaborate with you work with you in terms of programmes,” he added.
The telecom sector will continue to collaborate with the ministry of basic education to provide if not free but cheaper better services to students to be connected, he said.
