In an effort to boost the competence of federal technical college teachers throughout the nation, the federal government has partnered with the World Bank to equip them with modern and innovative skills that will enable students to be digitally literate. This was announced by Mr. Andrew David Adejo, the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Education, at the opening of a workshop on creating a Framework for the in-service training of teachers and instructors in the field of Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET). He underscored the need to strengthen technical schools in order to boost the availability of skilled and motivated technical professors and instructors.
The concept for the workshop, as expressed by Mr. Adejo through the Director of Technology and Science Education, Mrs. Grace Jakko, was driven by the comprehension that the economy and society of the 21st century are more radical for skills development. Technical and Vocational Education area, in particular, stands to benefit significantly from the relevance this brings. He also argued that Nigeria’s economic sustainability depended on its capacity to train its workforce in line with the emerging globalization trends, particularly regarding the transferable skills needed in the country’s official and informal sectors.
It is crucial to have instructors with relevant technical skills.
All federal technical educators at the 27 technical schools around the federation will be trained and catalogued as part of this initiative. In addition, the IDEAS Project’s five participating states’ teaching staff will also be engaged. Mrs. Blessing Ehi Ogwu, the IDEAS Project’s national coordinator, said that the goal is to provide a systematic approach to educating technical instructors in Nigeria. Mrs. Ogwu, therefore, expressed optimism that the participants’ combined knowledge and experience would lead to the development of a structure that would better equip technical instructors to face the problems of the future.
According to her, the project is focused on training around 5000 individuals in technical skills to fulfil market demand, while she emphasized the importance of technical education in creating our society’s future. In her opinion, it is crucial to have instructors with the proper training to teach students relevant technical skills. Although establishing a training program for technical instructors may seem like a simple effort, she stressed the need for thorough preparation, coordination, and cooperation among many stakeholders.
38 technical colleges have access to fully functional workshops.
Dr. Mistura Rufai, a World Bank consultant, said that of the total $200 million budgeted for the IDEAS Project, $25 million to $30 million would be allocated specifically to educating and preparing teachers in Nigeria. The initiative is intended for TVET teachers across Nigeria, regardless of whether it is being implemented in the state. According to Dr Rufai, the project will cover all six geopolitical zones as well as all of the states in Nigeria.
World Bank consultant said that 38 technical colleges all around the nation now have access to fully functional workshops. Thus, she identified this as one of the advancements that will be used to its full potential for the implementation of the project. These schools will be utilized as teacher training facilities, as well as to increase the capacity of tertiary institutions that presently provide teacher education. Improvements to these colleges and universities that provide teacher education are also part of the project’s blueprint.
Students will be able to graduate with essential market skills.
Dr. Rufai assured that the government is collaborating with the institution to guarantee that all installed technology is modern-developed and market relevant. She went on to say that the ultimate goal is to provide educators with the knowledge and skills necessary to educate students effectively. Through this, students will be able to graduate with essential market competencies. A facilitator at the training named Ben Akpan explained that the World Bank’s end purpose is to have the federal government assume responsibility for the project when they have learned the necessary skills.
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Innovative skill training for tech-teachers – $25 m to $30 m would be allocated specifically to educating teachers. – Express your point of view.
The Tech teachers should continue to engage in innovations that can help make teaching easy and better. It will help the educational sector to blossom.
It is very good that most of this articles are good on paper but sad because most of it will not see the light of the day.The money will be provide by all these local and international organisations and the money will be share within the people in government without nothing.
25 m to $30 m would be allocated specifically to educating teachers. This is a welcome development, it will help and encourage teachers
It’s great that the Federal government partnered with the world bank because this will help a lot of people to learn new skills.
We Nigerians have an obligation to improve vocational education in order to increase the number of highly qualified and enthusiastic technical lecturers and teachers.
This innovative skill will help the teachers and improve their learning skill so they can easily teach well and encourage more people going into teaching way
If teacher are well educated they will be able to teach the student well and managed them in the right nice idea of bring this innovative skill training to train the teachers
By the end first of this training now the technical teachers should be well equipped with their sound innovation skills.
This is really commendable. Students would be able to graduate with relevant technical skills that’d help them be useful in the society. And also fulfil market demand
A collaboration with international institution like world bank will always be profitable to a nation. Nigeria should harness this opportunity well.
Truthfully, it is crucial to have instructors with relevant technical skills if there are true intentions to boost the competence of federal technical college teachers throughout the nation. It would have huge influence on all forms of education.
This innovative training for technical teachers will be a very standard one with the huge amount of money committed to it.
Another innovative and development initiative for technical teachers in the country. Students will have a more competent teacher to teach them now.
The government should fund the construction of these schools, which will serve as training grounds for educators, and the expansion of existing higher education institutions that offer teacher preparation programs.
Our able government should know that there is an urgent imperative to improve technical education in the country so that more qualified and enthusiastic technical professors and instructors are in the workforce.
If there are sincere intents to increase the proficiency of federal technical college teachers across the country, it is essential to have instructors with pertinent technical skills. It would have a significant impact on education in all kinds.
Building these schools and increasing the capacity of existing universities with teacher preparation programmes should be prioritised by the government.
This is a welcome development in our Federal technical colleges. Government interest to equip the teachers will invariably be evidence in the student being taught. We will begin to see improvement in our technical colleges.
The innovative skills that will be made available to the federal technical colleges teachers by the Federal Government in collaboration with World Bank will go a long way in impacting the students positively.