#TeenTech Coding Project: Singleclick Nigeria provides free coding training across public secondary schools in Enugu.

Singleclick Nigeria in collaboration with PPSMB (Post Primary School Management Board), Enugu have started a free coding program for public secondary schools in Enugu. The program is to introduce over 20,000 students in the state to the concepts of computer science and computational thinking. In its pilot phase, students in 7 selected schools will learn coding using scratch and web development using HTML and CSS.

This will expose the students to powerful tools that could give them creative problem solving skills and make them critical thinkers, with the relevant skills to solve local issues of sustainable development and as well provide employment both for themselves and those around them in the future.

The project is themed #TeenTech and it is in consolidation with Enugu State Oganiru Economic Submit to provide underprivileged students in public schools the requisite tech skills to take advantage of many technology tools for sustainable development.

The Chairman of PPSMB, through the Director, Science and Technology Dept., expressed his excitement at the project and how they are working tirelessly to put Enugu in the forefront of everything technology in Nigeria and Africa, and also reform the education sector in the state.

For continuity and sustainability of the project, the first ever coding club in South East was formed by the students and the head of Computer studies at Uwani Boys Secondary School, Enugu after the two days training at the school. The club is to enable students meet once every week in the computer lab to code and build web and mobile apps.

PPSMB, the collaborating partners was set up by the Government of Enugu State of Nigeria to Supervise, Manage and control all the state government owned Secondary Schools in Enugu State. The Board controls 291 schools spread across the seventeen (17) Local Government Areas of the state, with students population of about 150, 000 made up of 60, 000 males and 90, 000 females as at 2014/2015 academic session.

Though other schools will follow suite, but the pilot phase is for the under listed selected schools which are;
Uwani Boys Secondary School, Enugu
Queens School, Enugu
Nike Grammar School, Nike, Enugu
Annunciation Secondary School, Enugu
CSS Iva Valley, Enugu
Girls Sec School, Enugu
Trans Ekulu Girls Secondary School, Enugu