The Anambra State Commissioner for Education, Prof. Kate Omenugha, has said teachers in the employ of the state government from January 2016 will no longer take part in promotion exercise if they are not computer literate .
Prof. Omenugha made this disclosure during a press briefing in her office in Awka on Tuesday.
She said, “There has been misinformation and misconception, with bad blood being generated on the policy of one-teacher-one-computer. When the NCE took the decision in 2012, it was binding on all states and because of the forward-looking nature of the present administration, we decided to implement it.
“When we took over, the state government evolved a blueprint on the implementation of the one-teacher-one-laptop policy and by January 2016, every teacher in the state must be computer literate, otherwise there will be no promotion for non-computer literate teachers.
“Similarly, any new teacher to be employed in the state must be computer literate. What we promised Anambra State people is to give our children an education that is competitive and no pupil can rise above his teacher that is not computer literate, a situation we do not want.
“We made it clear that teachers should key in into the programme voluntarily. It is not mandatory, contrary to what many people are insinuating. We know that making changes often come with resistance, but this is one change that is important for the future of education in our state.”