Unpredictability is as much a fact of life as Change is, and the more so in African countries where planning is often done on ad-hoc basis. Sometimes, one of the worst hit sectors is Education, where strike actions by teachers or infrastructure issues may result in mass failures, serious education hiatus or damage to continuity in education that could have long term effects in the lives of affected students. I remember having to wait practically a whole academic year after graduating from Secondary School despite having all the requisite JAMB UME and WAEC SSCE grades along with an admission letter, all because of a face-off between the Federal Government and the University Lecturers’ Association (ASUU). My situation, as unpalatable as it looked then, was a lot better than that of another student who had to attend a Government-owned Secondary School. Due to a nation-wide strike action by teachers during his final year in the school, he was unable to get the necessary assistance and guidance in preparing for WAEC SSCE and JAMB UME, leading to failure in the examinations and one or two re-sits before he could proceed to a tertiary institution. For the seemingly simple strike action of about one year, the aforementioned student lost two to three years, thousands of Naira in examination and preparation fees and un-quantifiable self-esteem and confidence in his academic abilities, the effects of which may last a life-time. How bad or worse could the situation or its effects be? Imagine a situation in which the student is from a poor home and an uncle or benefactor who could pay for his tertiary education where to pass on during the periods of failure and re-sitting examinations the poor student could have passed at once with the necessary preparation? Imagine the poor student missing a scholarship he could have earned as a result of these avoidable failures? Suffice to say, the opportunity cost could be limitless.
Though Nigeria is making some progress, we may not be able to rule out strike actions by teachers in Government-owned Secondary Schools for the time being. However, EasiPREP offers more than adequate insurance for students now preparing for the major national examinations of JAMB UTME, WAEC & NECO SSCE with its round-the-clock all-year-round Internet-based examination preparation platform. EasiPREP’s examination preparation packages are self-paced and do not require the presence of a teacher or instructor for students to practice with it or prepare for their examinations. EasiPREP also offers a wide range of delivery options aside the Internet-based platform, such as EasiPREP CBT software for installation on personal computers and laptops without need for internet-access and EasiPREP CBT DVD Edition for interactive play of any modern Home DVD player. With EasiPREP, you can mitigate or eliminate the effects of teacher strike actions, political unrest, general insecurity and even acts of God upon your examination preparation, thus avoiding failure! While you can’t always be sure with predictability of events that may affect your normal course preparation for exams, guarantee success with EasiPREP.
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