Profile
Penmark Academy for Lifelong Learning was established in 2021 and registered by the Corporate Affairs Commission in the same year as a business name with registration number BN- 3280335. It provides educational, vocational and business training as well as consultancy and book publishing services. It was also registered by Kano State Agency for Mass Education in 2022 as a voluntary adult education centre with certificate number AME/NGO/NO/NEW/0029/2022.
The UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning, located in Hamburg, Germany, holds a global mandate for promoting lifelong learning with a focus on adult learning, continuing education, literacy and non-formal basic education. Penmark Academy seeks to promote lifelong learning by supplementing what people learn in schools, polytechnics, colleges and universities. Students with deficiencies in their basic or secondary school education need lifelong learning to solidify the foundation for further studies. Slow learners in tertiary institutions of learning require it to boost their learning capacities while workers seeking to avoid embarrassments from incompetence cannot do without it. As the world is changing very fast, and skills acquired during long periods of studies are becoming irrelevant after graduation, lifelong learning is a must for managers, administrators, teachers, lecturers and professionals needing to update their knowledge and skills or acquire skills related to ICT, Artificial Intelligence, etc., to improve their service delivery.
Penmak Academy, from time to time, provides educational, vocational and business consultancy services in collaboration with other specialists in areas of English language, academic and project writing, research methods, online business, entrepreneurship, business administration, etc.
Our door is open to other kinds of training based on requests, negotiations and agreements.
For further details, visit our Facebook page https://web.facebook.com/penmarkacademy
Achievements
1. The Academy began operation on Friday 5 February 2021 at its office located at Adamu Badume House, behind Na’ibawa Motor Park, Kano. The office is furnished to accommodate thirty trainees at a time and is powered by solar energy. It was commissioned by Dr. Abubakar Sabo Yusha’u of the Faculty of Education, Ahmadu Bello University Zaria, in his personal capacity as the Special Guest of Honour. After the formal opening of the Academy, Malam Sa’idu Sulaiman, its founder and director, delivered a lecture on entrepreneurship in Hausa language with the title Halayen Ma Su Yin Nasara a Kasuwanci da Abinda Za Ka Yi Idan Ba ka da Su.
2. The Academy had provided face-to- face courses on English for Beginners, English for Intermediate Learners and English for Advanced Learners to a number of learners since its inception.
3. In March 2021, face-to-face training on Academic Writing was conducted at the office of the Academy. The first batch of participants comprised 13 males and 3 female participants from School of Nursing, Kano, Alqalam University, Katsina, Federal College of Education (Technical) Bichi, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Sa’adatu Rimi College of Education, Kano, etc.
4. Online training on Academic Writing with the Canvass LMS was launched in November 2021. It is a self-paced course, providing learners with freedom to learn at their own pace and at cheaper registration fee compared to what is charged for face-to-face courses.
5. Conduct of two-day workshop on Essential Oral English and Grammar for Quality News Reporting, News Editing and Newscasting, for reporters, news editors and newscasters of electronic and print media houses in Kano State, on 6-7 April, 2021
6. Conduct of two-day workshop on Effective Implementation of the 2020 NCCE Minimum Standard for Lecturers and Heads of Departments of Dala College of Education, Kano. August 12-13, 2023
7. Conduct of two-day workshop on Record Keeping, Managing Meetings and Writing Reports for members of Academic Board, Management Committee, Directors, Coordinators, Deans and HODs of Dala College of Education, Kano. August 19-20, 2023.
8. On August 17, 2025 the first batch of a face-to-face training on AI literacy for educators and writers titled “Strategies for Creating Original Works with AI,” was conducted at the office of the Academy. Same training for other batches was conducted in subsequent months.
9. In the area of publishing, Penmark Academy had published, among others, Grammatical Conventions and Literature in English by Rabi’u Haruna Ahmad, Neonatal Jaundice: Types, Treatment Options and Case Study by Aisha Sa’id Sulaiman and How to Write Impressive Essays, Speeches and Blog Posts by Sa’idu Sulaiman (an e-book available at https://paystack.com/buy/how-to-write-impressive-essays-speehes-and-blog-posts-rxasft ) and The World Cannot be a Paradise, by Sa’idu Sulaiman (also available on Amazon websites).
Testimony by Yusul Lawan Babale on AI Literacy Masterclass:
"Today, Sunday, 12th October 2025, I had the privilege of attending a one-day AI Literacy Masterclass on “Strategies for Creating Original Work with AI,” organized by Penmark Academy for Lifelong Learning.
The session was truly enlightening — it provided practical insights on how Artificial Intelligence can be used not just as a tool, but as a creative partner to inspire originality, innovation, and productivity.
I’m grateful to the organizers and facilitators for creating such an impactful learning experience that reinforces the value of continuous learning in today’s digital age." (source: https://web.facebook.com/share/p/14R8MQ9DDjj/)
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