College students in Ogun State have expressed their satisfaction on the revamping of technical faculties throughout the state, saying it could increase technical training.
They mentioned the transfer would produce expert workforce able to assembly the calls for of each native and worldwide markets.
The scholars equally famous that apart rising enrollment and enabling college students to compete favorably with their counterparts throughout the nation, the transfer would contribute considerably to closing the abilities hole nationwide.
Recall that the state authorities, by means of the Commissioner for Training, Science, and Expertise, Abayomi Arigbabu, had introduced that rehabilitation of technical faculties within the state had commenced.
The commissioner defined that the train was meant to draw extra college students to technical training.
Talking on behalf of the scholars, the Chairman, Nationwide Affiliation of Nigerian College students (NANS) Ogun State Joint Campus Committee and the Nationwide President of the Nationwide Affiliation of Ogun State College students (NAOSS), Gabriel Francis and Kehinde Thomas, in a joint assertion on Monday, counseled Governor Dapo Abiodun.
They described the transfer as a laudable step in the direction of respiration a contemporary air into the state-owned technical faculties.
The scholars opined that rehabilitation of the buildings would, in no small measure, contribute to the training abilities of scholars.
Elements of the assertion learn, “The continuing rehabilitation work and the upgrading of amenities would improve sensible studying, foster creativity, and supply a conducive surroundings for educational excellence.
“Aside from serving to to draw extra college students to technical training, would additionally enhance their employability and put together them for entrepreneurial alternatives in numerous industries.
“NAOSS and NANS need to commend the Ogun State governor, Dapo Abiodun, for his administration’s transfer to revamp technical faculties throughout the state. This transfer will not be solely proper, however, well timed, particularly now that technical manpower and abilities are in excessive demand.
“The scholars associations strongly imagine that rehabilitation train would go a good distance in boosting technical training in the direction of producing a talented workforce able to assembly the calls for of each native and worldwide markets.”
The scholars nonetheless urged Governor Abiodun to boost safety round campuses of tertiary establishments in Ogun to forestall abduction of scholars by kidnappers, who now goal campuses to hold out their nefarious acts.