The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has launched an online training portal for election officials.
This was announced in a series of tweets late Saturday on the electoral body’s verified account, emphasizing that the program, called INEC e-school, is intended at improving the effectiveness of electoral training for its officials ahead of the elections.
The commission noted that the website is user-friendly, emphasizing that the app employs face-to-face and virtual approaches by integrating text-based, audio, and video content to enable officials obtain a better grasp of its procedures.
According to INEC, the app, is available on Google Play Store and was done with the support of the International Foundation for Electoral Systems.
The tweet read; “The Electoral Institute (TEI) of INEC with support from @IFESNigeria has developed an e-learning website and App called INEC E-SCHOOL. The goal of the platform is to enhance the overall effectiveness of electoral training.
“The system is built to provide a cutting-edge experience of electoral training using face-to-face, and virtual approaches by integrating text-based, audio, and videos.
“The website is a user-friendly platform with courses for SPO, APO/PO and CO deliberately intended to enhance the capacity of poll workers, INEC staff, and the public.
“To access the INEC E-School website, in your browser, visit http://inecschool.org. You can also visit Google Playstore to download it at play.google.com” it added.