Heritage Bank Highlights Benefits of Education

Against the backdrop of reduced federal government revenue and consequent reduction in federal investment in the education sector, Heritage Bank Plc has indicated the urgency for reformed educational system in the interest of youths’ future.

Group Treasury of Heritage Bank, Mrs. Kehinde WoleOlomojobi, disclosed this at an educational stakeholders’ summit recently in Lagos, with the theme: “Our Children Safety, Everyone’s Business.”

According to her, the school of the future would aim at developing a more well -rounded, wholly educated individual members of the so- ciety who would combine the necessary academic curriculum with extra-curricular activities to develop balance between the different sections of life. She noted that as technology continued to advance at rocket pace and the gap in the world’s knowledge distribution continues to contract, it was necessary to reform the school system to develop a modern, fit-for-purpose school system.

Olomojobi in her paper titled “managing the school of the future in the face of dwindling resources,” observed that the school of the future would effectively play a significant role in building culture and morality in students while offering notable flexibility in managing the learning process.

She opined that the school of the future will leverage on strategic partnerships with industry and government catering to development of proficiency and skills needed to develop individuals well equipped to meet the needs of the modern global world.

According to a statement, the bank executive who was addressing participants at the summit also remarked that managing the school of the future would require three critical skills: passion for the vision, inspirational leadership and conflict resolution skills.