Igberadja Serumu is a youth leader and civil society advocate from Sapele, Nigeria. He has special interest in good governance, non-violence, community development, quality education, vocational skills development, sustainable livelihood, and economic development.
Igberadja Serumu is an Alumnus of Delta State University, Abraka, Nigeria with B.Sc (Ed) and M.Sc in Technical Education and Industrial Technology respectively. As well, Igberadja Serumu is an Alumnus of the Prestigious International Visitors Leadership Program (IVLP) of the United States Department of State Bureau for Educational and Cultural Affairs. He has an interest in contributing his expertise to the growth and development of Technical Vocational Education and Training (TVET) for sustainable development across the globe.
Igberadja Serumu is the Director of TVET Nexus Exchange Ltd, He is the Correspondence Officer to the Regional Vice President IVETA Eastern and Western Africa. He is a member of the UNESCO UNEVOC Forum, as well as an Assistant Journalist in the Lucubrate Magazine and the Coordinator for the Lucubrate Project Nigeria.
COVID-19 Pandemic and Global Lockdown: New Challenges for TVET Teachers, Students and Parents in Sub-Saharan Africa
This presentation will discuss COVID-19, its causes, spread and global lockdown and what new challenges TVET teachers, students, and parents in Sub Sahara Africa faced (with special emphasis on Nigeria). The integration of e-learning is a big problem due to poor e-learning infrastructure in TVET Institutions, and the lack of technical skills by TVET teachers to competently use e-learning facilities to teach students. Other challenges include the poor internet and electric power supply faced by various countries in Sub Saharan Africa. From the students’ perspective, challenges include having and affording the right learning facilities, necessary motivation, and non-conducive learning environments.