Regional and district librarians from 15 public libraries in Ghana will participate in a five-day training-of-trainers programme organized by the EIFL Public Library Innovation Programme (EIFL-PLIP) and the Ghana Library Authority (GhLA) as part of the ‘Digital Learning @ Ghana Public Libraries’ project.

The training, to be conducted by EIFL-PLIP and trainers from Kenyan and South African public libraries, will cover training and facilitation skills, introduction to open educational resources and planning outreach to schools. There will also be a demonstration of how librarians can use the ‘TANKS’ coding game to teach groups of children basic coding skills.

The ‘Digital learning @ Ghana public libraries’ project aims to create educational opportunities for schoolchildren aged 12-18 by advancing their ICT skills and engaging them in digital learning based on free and open educational resources.