Image : Minister of Education, Dr Tunji Alausa
The Minister of Education, Dr Tunji Alausa, on behalf of the Federal Government, has written to leading industrial and manufacturing firms in the country as partners in the Technical and Vocational Education Training (TVET) of students even as 1600 accredited centers are being equipped across the country for that purpose.
The big manufacturers being reached out to across the country includes Innoson Vehicle Manufacturing Company, Dangote Cement, LaFarge, Julius Berger, MTN, Airtel, Oando, Transcorp, Marriott, Eko Hotels, TotalEnergies, Obasanjo Farms, R.T Briscoe, Dantata Organisation, Nord Motors and many others.
“The Minister added that the participation of the companies “will play a transformative role in building a highly skilled, globally competitive Nigerian workforce capable of driving the nation’s industrialisation agenda.”
In the letter, the Minister noted that “as part of our strategic efforts to address Nigeria’s long-standing skills gap and to reposition the workforce in line with the Renewed Hope Agenda of His Excellency, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, the Federal Ministry of Education has launched the National Technical and Vocational Education and Training, TVET Initiative-one of the largest skills development programmes in our nation’s history.”
Alausa said , “since it’s formal launch on 30th May, the Initiative has recorded over 1.3 million applications nationwide.”
He listed specific areas of the partnership thus:
- Provision of company’s suitable facilities for use as accredited training centers.
2. Technical support and expert input to enhance curriculum content and industry alignment.
3. Knowledge-exchange initiatives to improve instructional quality and trainer capacity.
4. Facilitation of industrial attachments, work placements and other experiential learning pathways for trainees.
The Minister added that the participation of the companies “will play a transformative role in building a highly skilled, globally competitive Nigerian workforce capable of driving the nation’s industrialisation agenda.”
