The Lagos State government will launch the “Code Lagos” programme today, 11 November 2016.
CodeLagos is an initiative of the Lagos State Ministry of Education aimed at educating Lagos State residents for the future of work – by teaching how to write code and creatively solve problems.
To actualize this vision, CodeLagos will employ a multiple-pronged approach, deploying coding curriculum across various platforms, including:
- Primary & Secondary Schools – Public/Private
- TertiaryInstitutions
- Public & Private Libraries
- Public Spaces e.g Community Centers
- Online
Curriculum
The Lagos State Ministry of Education, in partnership with the Ministry of Science and Technology, has launched the first state-sanctioned computer programming curriculum with clearly stated learning outcomes.
The new curriculum will provide basic- to proficiency-level competence in Computer Science, Information technology and digital literacy.
Schools
Classes will be set up at Primary, Secondary and Tertiary Institutions. These centres will be facilitated by experienced tutors to deliver the curriculum in a regular schedule each academic session.
The ratio of Students to Facilitators has been set to achieve an optimum engagement level.
According to the Special Adviser to the Governor on Education, Mr Obafela Bank-Olemoh, at a press briefing in his office on Monday, “Our goal for ‘Code Lagos’ programme is to teach one million students in Lagos State the basic knowledge involved in computer coding system by 2019. This programme will be available to our students from primary to tertiary education level.”
“We have clear objectives and we have thought through the model. Industry experts have critiqued it and pointed out gaps we may have overlooked. Now we are ready to roll-out our plans,” he said.
The Special Adviser therefore called on the public, particularly corporate organizations to collaborate with the government in positioning Lagos State as the technology frontier in Africa.
