Menilik II Secondary School ICT Club graduated its first batch of 50 teacher- and 15 student-trainees in computer basics on June 29, 2002 in the auditorium of the school in the presence of the teaching and administrative staff and representatives of collaborating institutions for the training. In his welcoming address, the School's Director, Ato Yohannes Bekele remarked that the academic year 2001/2002 was a period of information technology revolution that brought about significant changes in the attitude of both teachers and students towards harnessing ICT for education and accumulation of knowledge to transform the teaching-learning process in the school.

According to the report delivered by Ato Girma Mitiku, the Club's President, 54 teachers were also trained at the British Council Library in Internet and CD-ROM usage while 25 student members are still undergoing training in basic computer applications. The UNDP had donated 5 PCs valued at Br.50, 000.00 to assist the training programme while private training centres collaborated to offer their facilities to train the teacher members as trainers and assist the teaching-learning process through the use of ICT.

It was learnt that the material and training assistance made available to the Club was estimated to amount to Br.100, 000.00. The problems that the Club has been facing were the scarcity of PCs and the delay of the Telecommunications Corporation to install the requested lines for Internet connection. Meanwhile, Ato Israel Kassa has promised that his training centre would undertake the computerization of the school's record system as proposed by the Director free of charge.

The guests of honour present on the occasion included Ato Sirak Gebremeskel, Ato Israel Kassa and Dr. Haile Woldemicahel, UNDP representative, Board Chairman of Africa Share Company and President of Africa Beza College respectively.