Wisdom College of Excellence (WICE), in collaboration with the Effort for Education and Advancement (IDEE), has trained 72 participants on digital literacy and expert system (AI) throughout a three-day workshop in Iwopin, Ogun Waterside Local Government Location of Ogun State.
The training, held at the WICE campus, united trainees, instructors, craftsmens, traders and other individuals from Ogun Waterside, Epe City Government Area of Lagos State and other riverine neighborhoods.
The workshop was designed to equip individuals with useful digital abilities and knowledge of AI applications in education, business, governance, imaginative markets and community advancement.
Facilitators from IDEE took individuals through useful sessions covering digital tools, AI-assisted material development, graphic design, mobile video editing, research study and the ethical usage of artificial intelligence.
Speaking on the impact of the training, among the participants, Olasubomi Monsuru Odufeso of Iwopin, said the workshop had exposed him to ways AI might be applied to innovative work and small companies.
“I can now do sticker labels and banners using AI to boost them. I can also improve my writing skills with AI. I found out that farmers, fishermen, traders and artisans can use AI to market, promote and improve their small businesses.”
Another participant, Hon. Lekan Omokemi of Iwopin, stated the training had substantially enhanced his performance, particularly in writing and research study.
He said he might now prepare paper contracts, research study fisheries methods, develop company plans, political manifestos and speeches in minutes, tasks that previously took him a number of days.
A JSS student, Misturah Yahya, also revealed enthusiasm over the knowledge obtained throughout the workshop, keeping in mind that she learnt shortcuts, Microsoft Excel for calculations, as well as how to utilize AI in writing scholastic essays and letters.
A Muslim cleric from Ibiade stated the training had actually likewise shown him how AI could support his spiritual responsibilities.
“I can now improve the quality of my sermon using AI. It helps me with research and structuring my messages better to serve my parish.”
Trainees from Epe and neighbouring communities said AI could function as a helpful tool for improving their academic and innovative work, including essay and letter writing, book development, graphic style, video editing, mentor, marketing and research study.
The organisers stated the training equipped participants with practical abilities in company promotion, graphic style and visualisation, composing enhancement, document advancement, speech and expert writing, research study, surveys and documentation, knowledge management, communication, discovering, policy preparing and neighborhood engagement.
As part of efforts to sustain the gains of the program, IDEE has actually established a follow-up support system to help with continued knowing, partnership and peer support among participants.
WICE and IDEE said they remained committed to expanding digital inclusion in riverine communities, adding that sophisticated training sessions focusing on creative media and artificial intelligence were being planned.
WICE also announced plans to begin the third associate of its Waterside Digital Boot Camp (DBC 3.0) in the coming week, in collaboration with the Ogun Waterside Patriotic Online Forum.
The organisations said the efforts were focused on guaranteeing that locals of underserved riverine communities were not left in the quickly developing digital economy.