AML Trains 38 Educators in Digital Skills

Yekepa, Nimba County — ArcelorMittal Liberia (AML) has completed a three-day digital literacy training for 38 teachers and administrators across its school system in Yekepa, aimed at improving classroom instruction and administrative efficiency.

The training, organized by AML’s Learning and Development Section, followed assessments that identified digital literacy gaps among school personnel.

AML Learning and Development Manager Rosevelt Richard said consultations, focus groups and surveys helped shape the training program.

“From initial engagements with the schools, we recognized that there were gaps, especially in terms of digital literacy,” Richard said.

He said some educators had rarely used laptops provided to them and initially struggled with basic tasks, including email and Microsoft applications. However, he said participants made significant progress during the training.

Participants received hands-on instruction in laptop operations, Microsoft Word and Excel, SharePoint, email communication and digital tools for lesson planning, record keeping and grade management.

They were also introduced to Microsoft Copilot for research, lesson planning and preparation of teaching materials, with emphasis on verifying AI-generated information before classroom use.

Nathaniel K. Hodge Jr., Vice Principal of AML Senior High School, welcomed the initiative, saying the skills would benefit both teachers and students.

“With this training in Copilot, where we can put in our topics and it gives us what we want, the students will benefit most,” Hodge said.

He noted that AML Senior High School recorded a 100 percent pass rate among its 12th-grade candidates in the 2026 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE).

Swomi Coursx Roberts, Dean of Students and Mathematics Instructor at AML Area C School, said the training would make lesson preparation and other responsibilities easier.

“This training will help us a lot. It will open us up to the digital world and help us make our work much easier,” Roberts said.

The initiative forms part of AML’s efforts to strengthen the professional capacity of its educators and transition its schools from paper-based processes toward technology-supported teaching and administration.

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