The executive secretary of the Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC), Dr Hamid Bobboyi, Wednesday stated the significance of research in critical areas of the basic education sub-sector.
Speaking in Abuja during a three-day on-boarding workshop organised for members of the research project screening committee by the UBEC’s Digital Resource Center (DRC), Bobboyi advocated for research delivery in accordance with timelines, adding that strict adherence to specific timeliness in research will ensure the avoidance cases of abandoned research.
Represented by the national coordinator of the UBEC DRC, Professor Bashir Galadanci, he stated that the workshop, which was designed to provide orientation and guidance to the screening committee members, was also meant to keep participants abreast of the task before them and equip them with the requisite tools and information to carry out their responsibilities.
The head of the Research Unit, UBEC DRC, Dr. Phebe Jatau, said the inauguration of the screening committee marks the beginning of a milestone and a journey that will shape the future of research activities in the DRC.
She added that the three-day activity will also avail the DRC the opportunity to onboard the research screening committee members with the prerequisites and terms of engagement of the research project.
During the workshop, the committee members engaged in interactive sessions as they reviewed the research manual, policy document, and work plan respectively.
Furthermore, discussions were held to understand the criteria for selecting research materials, the goals of the UBEC DRC project, and the overall vision of the organisation.
The workshop was essential to ensuring that the screening committee members were well-prepared and aligned with the objectives of the research project. It also provided an opportunity for members to establish working relationships, clarify roles and responsibilities, and set the groundwork for future collaboration
