NBTE train librarians, information managers on reading culture

From Femi Oyelola Kaduna

The National Board for Technical Education (NBTE) yesterday commenced a three-day training in Kaduna for librarians and information managers in polytechnics and similar institutions, to encourage reading culture among students and researchers.
The training focused on the deployment of e-library services to bring about change in the nation’s education sector.
In his remarks, the Executive Secretary of NBTE Dr Masa’ud Kazaure, said f the training would address critical areas of e-library in line with the current ICT driven world.
Kazaure explained that the workshop, organised in collaboration with Librarians Registration Council of Nigeria (LRCN), was designed to equip the participants with basic knowledge and skills required to meet the ICT needs of library users.
“It is also designed to build the capacity of librarians and information managers for quality and sustainable service delivery in the TVET sector, “he added.