From 15 August 2022 to 20^th August 2022, REB through CADIE Project trained all 60 District Education Officers from 30 districts on inspection of ICT use in schools. And it is expected that after the training, DEOs will be equipped with competencies in inspecting ICT use in schools.

As a part of REB, though CADIE project, school inspection manual was developed to provide school inspectors with a guideline for school inspection focusing on use of ICT in teaching &learning, &integration of ICT in Competence-Based Curriculum.

This training will result in proper inspection of ICT use into schools as well as leveraging level of integration of ICT in education. This will also have an impact on quality education & trigger evidence-based ICT in education policy analysis and reforms.

MUSABYINGABIRE Petronille, DEO in in Ngororero District  said that training has impacted her in way that the acquired skills will beneficial inspection outcomes : “We re learning things we didn't know anything about! We are going to inspect what we are skilled about! We are being trained as ICT inspectors & will advise accordingly so as to improve ICT use in schools.” She said.

The idea of Petronille is not far away from her colleague HAMENYIMANA Athanase, DEO in Nyamasheke district whose believe is to practically inspect ICT in schools in accordance with ideal inspection; "This training is timely to our needs. Here, we are analyzing the ideal way of inspecting & the pratical way of inspecting especially on the utilization of ICT in schools. Our knowledge about ICT is lifted.” He underlined

SPIU-REB Coordinator, Mr. Emmanuel Shyaka officially closed the training of 60 DEOs on inspection of ICT use in schools on 20^th August 2022.  He urged the DEOs to embrace technology and be the ones to support the Gvt to fast track the digital transformation towards 21st century.

He also emphasized that training will help DEOs to inspect ICT integration in lesson planning, teaching, and assessment, and improving their knowledge of how to do inspection data processing and Reporting.

In his remarks, REB-SPIU Coordinator, Mr. Emmanuel Shyaka  said: “Let us all play our role in the process of transforming education towards the quality of education desired. Together we will achieve more, especially in integrating ICT in our education system. The Government  of Rwanda has the target of becoming a knowledge based economy country, and education is a key in achieving that target. Let us utilize delivered ICT devices distributed in school, and knowledge you gained here must be shared to others.” He emphasized

Rwanda's Education Sector Strategic Plan describes the use of information and communications technology (ICT) in general as fundamental to achieving the socioeconomic development outlined in Vision 2050, and its use in education as critical. Furthermore, Competence Based Curriculum (CBC) Framework 2015 states that "The curriculum must enable educators and students to use ICT as a tool to improve the quality of education in all subjects at all levels in teaching and learning practices. ICT must support the emergence of teaching and pedagogical student-centered approaches as well as encourage research, communication, and collaborative learning.

Apart from inspecting ICT use in schools, Rwanda Basic Education Board through CADIE Project, and other education Partners will continue to provide, ICT materials into schools, giving ICT tools to teachers, and of course training teachers and other stakeholders so as integrate and strengthen the ICT in education.  

Hamenyimana Athanase, District Education Officer in Nyamasheke District.

Musabyingabire Petronille, District Education Officer in Ngororero District

60 District Education Officers were present to learn how to inspect ICT use in schools.

60 District Education Officers were present to learn how to inspect ICT use in schools.

REB-SPIU Coordinator,Emmanuel Shyaka urged the DEOs to embrace technology and be the ones to support the Gvt to fast track the digital transformation towards 21st century.