ITET Highlight
UNESCO IESALC and Future Perspectives have launched the Innovation to Transform Education Training (ITET), which is a first of its kind, as a pilot in Nigeria because of Prof. Osinbajo’s continued commitment to ensuring that Nigerian youths have access to quality education, using technology and innovation so as to be competitive locally and globally.
The upskilling training provided to ITET’s first cohort took place from November 20 - 24, 2023 in Lagos, gathering 50 young EdTech innovators from diverse sociocultural backgrounds and different connections to education in Nigeria. They included pre-service and in-service education stakeholders who are currently in higher education institutions with education-focused programs, interdisciplinary university students or practitioners who have a crossover interest or projects on education, education practitioners at national, provincial, and local levels, and youth leaders from major youth organizations based at higher education.
Nigeria is the largest economy in Africa, and it is on its way to becoming the third most populous country in the world by 2050 and education would have to reinforce youth possibilities to join a labor market undergoing rapid transformation.
This calls for initiatives such as ITET, with a focus on bridging SDG 4 (Quality Education), SDG 8 (Decent Work and Economic Growth), SDG 9 (Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure) and addressing young people as both beneficiaries and drivers of sustainable development that leaves no one behind.
Meet the 50 EdTech Innovators
Six Skillsets Delivered at ITET
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Pluralism Assessment
Explore the complexities of cultural, social, and political diversity and develop practical skills to assess pluralism in education policies, fostering inclusive and equitable learning environments. Promote the connections between the local and the global with civic values.
Instructor: Nathalie Sirois
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Project Cycle & Planning
Acquire essential insights into the project cycle, get in touch with tools and techniques for project planning and be equipped with the skills needed to lead successful education initiatives with a systematic yet contextualized approach.
Instructor: Ike Oyewole
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Digital Skills
Leverage digital skills for the educational sector and manage technology innovation effectively for transformative education practices. Embrace a holistic and interdisciplinary approach to technology, that relies on collaboration and continuous learning.
Instructors: Rachael Onoja Jerry Uke Emmanuel Ogunsola
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Evidence-Based Skills
Immerse in evidence-based practices, learning how to gather, analyze, and apply data to drive informed decisions and innovative approaches in education. Get in touch with current trends in educational policy in Nigeria, identifying policy gaps and opportunities.
Instructor: Giulia Ribeiro Barão
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Technical & Methodological Skills
Build a foundation of technical and methodological skills to innovate in educational and pedagogical practices to implement effective, meaningful, engaging, transformative initiatives in the educational sector, from the classroom to the institutional level.
Instructor: Dr. Lorraine Otoide
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Social & Intercultural Skills
Cultivate social and intercultural competencies, promoting a harmonious and inclusive educational environment that celebrates diversity and nurtures empathy, collaboration, and a sense of collective ownership among all educational stakeholders.
Instructor: Olanrewaju Oniyitan
FIRESIDE CHAT
HE Prof. Yemi Osinbajo had a fireside chat with the 50 ITET participants.
Keynote & Special Guest Speakers
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HE Prof. Yemi Osinbajo
Founder & Chairman Future Perspectives
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Meredith Preston McGhie
Secretary General Global Centre for Pluralism
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C.J. Scott
Canada Deputy High Commissioner Global Affairs
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Bolaji Agbede
Executive Director Access Corporation
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Zaya Kuyena
Second Secretary, Trade Commissioner Global Affairs
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Giulia Ribeiro Barão
LAC Cooperation Specialist UNESCO IESALC
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Daniel Awe
Head Africa Fintech Foundry
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Lanre Ogundipe
CEO Imperial EdTech
EdTech Fellowship Program
Africa Fintech Foundry (AFF) aims to nurture and accelerate the growth of startups in Africa thus fast-tracking their growth and maturity to deliver relevant solutions to the market, providing greater access to financial services to the financial excluded across the continent. It seeks to shore up the business capacity of startups, support business development, and facilitate access to capital, markets, customers and global innovation partners.
The top ten finalists from the ITET pitch session will participate in AFF-FP 16-week EdTech Fellowship Program.
Hear from our EdTech Innovators
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“The entire concept, cohort, and objectives were impressive. It wasnt just about finding inspiration; it was aslo about building great connections with fellow entrepreneurs.”
Philomena Nwajagu
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“Future Perspectives is simply putting African youth at the forefront of of solving Africa's educational problems. Every single moment spent in the training was worth it. Kudos to the team.”
Anthony James Aliduh
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“Future Perspectives has indeed made an incredible impact on the youth It was motivating, inspiring, and enlightened. Kudos to the entire team, the organizers for a successful work.”
Ime Essien
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“From the six skillset trainings facilitated by top-notch experts down to the one one-in-a-million fireside chat with HE Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, everything about ITET was impactful. ”
Kelechi Chukwuemeka
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“I got the opportunity to learn new things like proper management methods and I reconsidered issues like pluralism in new ways and all at little cost to me. Thank you to the Future Perspectives team. ”
Joanna Kure
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“I think anyone who is passionate about transforming educatiopn should go through the ITET program. The practical based approach used in deliversing sessions was top-notch.”
Afeez Iyiola
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“The effort put into selecting the top 50 was evident in the quality of fellows present. This event helped clarify some of my goals and provided clear direction for my next steps.”
Rachael Olasehinde
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“ITET training has enabled me to better assessmy stakeholders, strategically structure the project lifecycle, while using more evidence-based data to further strengthen the initiative.”
Stephen Ogungbuji
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“I highly recommend the training for any youth who is impact-driven andwants to build a sustainable structure. It provided me with the prerequisites for making my innovation a lifetime business.”
Chineye Duru
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“I'm in awe of how the Future Perspectives team have brough together a network of compassionate and innovative minds. It was a project well thought through.”
Grace Idowu
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“ITET improved my design thinking skills for innovation in my education project. I learned on how to define, ideate, and test phases of design thinking to come out with the best educational solution.”
Yakubu Haruna
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“This training couldn't be more timely, the sessions couldn't be more on-point for me, and I couldn't be more fired-up as I have taken flight with all I have received.”
Bella Bassey
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“Future Perspectives offered more as we enjoyed a rich curriculum of relevant skillsets with group activities designed to promote collobration and reflection. I highly recommend this training.”
Elizabeth Adams
Meet our Partners
An interactive dialogue on EdTech to transform education was conducted before ITET. Learnings from the dialogue helped shape the curriculum for ITET.
