x“We have, thus, packaged this training programme as part of efforts to assist cooperative societies in dealing with challenges posed by the global COVID-19 pandemic, particularly as they relate to increasing use of digital technology in delivery of business operations and services. “As a specialised tertiary institution with focus on provision of qualitative cooperative education, Lagos State Cooperative College, driven by its resolve to benchmark local cooperative business activities with global standards, purposes through this capacity building initiative, to upscale managerial competencies and skills set of cooperators towards deployment of digital technology and expertise in exploitation of emerging opportunities in cooperative business environment.”Ojomu stated that as trustees, managers and members of cooperative societies, it is imperative that they appreciate challenges occasioned by incidence of the global pandemic and its attendant protocols on businesses and how this affect realisation of core business objectives. In her remark, College’s Registrar, Mrs. Risikat Oshomo, said the training programme would give all facilitators a level playing ground to stabilise as others, especially now in post-COVID-19 pandemic era.

Source: The Guardian April 18, 2021 03:11 UTC