In
an effort to continuously demonstrate its commitment to providing nourishment
that supports mental and emotional growth to Nigerians, the nutritional powered
beverage drink from the stable of GlaxoSmithKline Consumer Nigeria Plc,
Horlicks recently offered training on emotional intelligence to Lagos State
Secondary School teachers.
According
to the company, the beverage drink which was re-introduced into the Nigerian
market in April 2010, has since been well-received by Consumers. The target is the Family and the drink is
called ‘The Family Nourisher’. The
relationship with the programme is that teachers and children make up the
family. Horlicks being a good family
nourishment drink, aids mental-alertness, gives energy and general body
nourishment because of its superior vitamins and nutrients.
It
stated that the Brand organized the programme to impact society. "It is
not just about giving out money to the schools or decorating the buildings. But
we have seen an opportunity to impact the lives of the teachers and the
students at the same time. The best way to achieve this is to impact the
teachers so they can impact the students”.
However,
teachers are trained only on regular subjects such as Arts, Science, and the
Commercial. The foremost FMCG Company
also lamented that public school students no longer have teachers to look up to
as role models in the area of management of self, ethics and responsible
leadership. "We want our teachers to be accountable, reliable and
confident as well as demonstrate high sense of integrity.”
Having
started with 100 teachers drawn from secondary schools in Lagos, it pledged
that there would be refresher courses as the Brand would follow up to ensure
continues impact on the teachers and that teachers are passing what they learn
to the students.
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