United Global certifies 128 pupils

United Global Resources Limited, a partner of Microsoft, has said no less than 128 pupils have benefited from its certificate programmes in five years.

Centre Manager for UGRL, Mr. Odion Oyakhire, said it was an annual programme that provides information technology skills to primary and secondary school pupils.

“Within two or three weeks, 31 pupils wrote the exams. Twelve of the 31 got certified as Microsoft Office Specialists for Office Excel 2010, while 19 got certified as Microsoft Office Specialists for Office Word 2010,” Oyakhire said.

He said this on Monday at a programme to award certificates to some pupils. According to him, Grade Four pupils sat for the Microsoft Word exam, while pupils in higher classes sat for the Excel exam.

“There are more advanced stages, but the pupils only sat for the basic exam. They were taught in their schools, but during summer, they did revision and sat for the examination here,” Oyakhire said.

Some of the schools that participated in the certification programmes are Gem Private School, Jewels & Pearls, The Lord’s Seeds Children School, Halcyon International School and Totsville School.

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According to him, the reason is because UGRL just started the Excel programme. He also said that UGRL is making plans for Microsoft Office PowerPoint certification for pupils in Primary/Grade 6 and above.

Oluomachi Osuagwu, who wrote the Microsoft Word exam and exceeded the pass mark of 700 over 1,000 said, “I want to be a Microsoft specialist because it would help my teaching.”

A JSS 3 student of Christ College, Alausa, Bankole Morinsola, who also wrote the Microsoft Excel exam said, “It will help me to get job in the future and to get scholarships.”

A parent present at the gathering, Mrs. George Ashiru, said, “My advice to parents is that they should also enroll their children in such programmes. It is encouraging to see children who are willing to learn.”

UGRL General Manager, Mr. Vipul Gajjar, said, “We work with many schools. We see this certification as a roadmap for success for the children, because IT is the future.”

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