Abia State Governor, Dr Okezie Ikpeazu
The Abia state authorities has reiterated its want to prepare 6,000 individuals in technical and vocational abilities below its Education For Employment programme.The state governor, Dr Okezie Ikpeazu acknowledged this in Umuahia on just lately whereas declaring open a five-day National abilities qualification and certification training for about 45 Abia state Technical and Vocational Education Training (TVET) personnel which is executed in collaboration with the National Board for Technical Education (NBTE).
The governor who was represented by the Commissioner for Education, Prof Ikechi Mgbeoji stated that the federal government involvement in the training and sponsorship, which was funded by Ford Foundation, underscored the significance the state authorities hooked up to technical and vocational training.
According to him, the state authorities was decided to prepare not lower than 6,000 folks in technical and vocational abilities lamenting that the nation was importing what couldn't be fastened, maintained or serviced domestically.
On his half, the NBTE Executive Secretary, Dr Mas’ud Kazaure burdened the necessity to prepare Nigerians in technical and vocational abilities and de-emphasize certifications.Represented by a Deputy Director, Mr Hasaini Muhammad, the Executive Secretary attributed a part of the nation’s issues like examination malpractices and certificates forgeries to an excessive amount of attachment to certificates in desire to sensible abilities duly acquired saying, “we should consequently de-emphasize certificate for skills technical and vocational skills acquisition.”
State Coordinator of E4E Mr Endi Ezenwa stated that it was partly due to what Abia state already did that it was chosen by the Ford Foundation for the training sponsorship stressing the necessity to build-up crucial trainers.
In his remarks throughout the training, which was moderated by Suleiman Yusuf of NBTE Kaduna, the training useful resource individual and facilitator, Mr Ibidapo Olabode urged youths and the trainees to attempt to profit optimally from the training saying, “the skills you will acquire here will impact positively on your progress and development.”