School certificate: Edo goverment goes digital 

Edo state government has launched the Edocert 2.0 programme, a platform that degitalises the issuance of school certificates to students.

The state Commissioner for education, Dr. Paddy Iyamu, who disclosed this to journalists in Benin City, Wednesday, discribed the initiative as a milestone in educational sector.

Iyamu said the Edocert 2.0 scheme would be implemented in primary and secondary schools respectively, adding that it would thereafter be extended to tertiary institutions.

He explained that the students simply  need to put his or her  Identify card on the designated website and get the uploaded certificate printed. 

Iyamu noted, “the world has gone global and the era of students going to wait for manual certificate when they have written an exam will now be a thing of the past.

“So, this whole structure and  technology is geared  towards modernising and securing academic certificates even when there are cases of fire incidents.”

Continuing, the Commissioner said the scheme would also afford parents  the opportunity to have  access to their children academic records from the comfort of their homes 

According to him, “We have instances where some students… after collecting their result, they  will go ahead to alter it. 

“But with this new technology, falsification of certificates are eliminated because uploaded  certificate would be printed with a QR code. 

“So, once you put your phone on the printout, it’s verifiable. It takes you straight to the portal.

“And in addition to Edocert, the Governor Monday Okpebholo’s administration is rebranding public schools in the State with the engagement of 500 teachers, schools renovation and provision of furnitures.”