Impacting students, teachers with Fast Forward Project

The British Council Nigeria, in association with MacArthur Foundation, recently held an interactive session with school administrators, teachers and students at Sheraton Hotel, Ikeja, Lagos as part of efforts to expose key stakeholders to the link between educational innovation and improved employability.

Participants, made up of about 1,000 students and 300 teachers were beneficiaries of Fast Forward Project Initiative, funded by MacArthur Foundation and British Council, with the support of LEAP Africa and TEP Centre.

The Fast Forward Project is a pilot scheme that tested work-based learning model for teaching employability skills in public secondary schools in Nigeria.