By Shafi’u Yahaya
The Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC), in collaboration with the Kano State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB), has commenced the second batch of a two-day training for key education stakeholders on the 2025 Guidelines on the Roles and Responsibilities of School-Based Management Committees (SBMCs) in Dutse, Jigawa State.
The training is aimed at strengthening the capacity of education stakeholders and enhancing their understanding of the updated SBMC Guidelines to promote effective school governance, accountability, community participation and improved learning outcomes in basic education schools across Kano State.
Declaring the training open, the Kano State Commissioner for Education, Gwani Ali Haruna Abubakar Makoda, represented by the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Education, Malam Bashir Baffa, commended UBEC and SUBEB for organising the programme.
He described School-Based Management Committees as a vital link between schools and their host communities and urged participants to apply the knowledge acquired during the training to improve the quality of basic education in the state.
In his address, the Executive Chairman of Kano SUBEB, Malam Yusuf Kabir, expressed appreciation to UBEC for approving and supporting the training programme, describing it as another demonstration of the Commission’s commitment to strengthening basic education through greater community participation.
He noted that School-Based Management Committees were established to encourage active community involvement in the administration and management of schools, stressing that stronger community ownership would lead to improved teaching, better learning outcomes and greater accountability within the education system.
The Executive Chairman also called on Education Secretaries across the 44 Local Government Education Authorities (LGEAs) in Kano State to provide office accommodation for SBMC members at the LGEA level, similar to the support already provided by SUBEB at its state headquarters.
According to him, providing functional office spaces would further strengthen the operations of the committees and enable them to discharge their responsibilities more effectively.
Also speaking, the State Chairman of the SBMC, Alhaji Tijjani Haladu Baraya, described the training as timely and urged stakeholders to remain committed to the effective implementation of the 2025 SBMC Guidelines.
The State Chairman of the Parent-Teacher Association (PTA), Alhaji Dalhatu Abdullahi, reaffirmed parents’ commitment to supporting government efforts to improve the quality of basic education across the state.
Similarly, the State Coordinator of the Civil Society Action Coalition on Education for All (CSACEFA), Ibrahim Hassan Gama, emphasised the importance of collaboration among government, civil society organisations and communities in achieving sustainable educational development.
In his goodwill message, the District Head of Albasu and retired Deputy Inspector General of Police, Alhaji Bashir Albasu Makaman Gaya, called for increased investment in the education sector.
He appealed for the construction of more classrooms to reduce overcrowding in schools, continuous training and retraining of teachers to improve instructional delivery, and strengthened supervision and monitoring to ensure quality teaching and learning.
Participants at the training include representatives of School-Based Management Committees, Parent-Teacher Associations, traditional institutions, civil society organisations, education administrators and other key stakeholders from across Kano State.
The second batch of the two-day training is part of the ongoing efforts of UBEC and Kano SUBEB to strengthen community participation in school management and ensure the effective implementation of the 2025 SBMC Guidelines for improved basic education service delivery in Kano State.
