News Investigators/ The Registrar and Chief Executive of the National Examinations Council, Dantani Wushishi, has been elected into the Executive Council of the Association For Educational Assessment in Africa.
Mr. Wushishi, a professor, was elected in the just concluded conference of the Association in Cape Town, South Africa.
NECO, in a statement by the Council’s Head of Public Relations, Azeez Sani, on Sunday said “the NECO helmsman will serve in the eight-member Executive Council with members drawn from other Examination bodies across Africa.”
“Prof. Wushishi was elected as the West Africa Representative in the Executive Council at the just concluded 40th Conference of the Association held at the Century City Conference Centre and Hotels, Cape Town, South Africa,” Mr. Sani added.
The Association of Educational Assessment in Africa was established in 1982 with the aim of promoting cooperation among examining and assessment bodies in Africa.
The Association is saddled with the responsibility of harmonising Educational Assessment in the African Continent.
This year’s conference has the theme: “Reimaging Education Assessment In The Age Of Multiple Dimensions of Learning In A Global Society”.
The conference, which started on August 19, was concluded on August 23, 2024, with over 21 active primary members as well as other Public and Private institutions and organisations from across the world in attendance.