Nigerian polytechnics have been charged to give industrial training/attachment all the seriousness it deserves to ensure meaningful progress in the delivery of their mandates. Executive Secretary, Tertiary Education Trust Fund, Prof Suleiman Bogoro, gave the charge at a 2-day capacity building workshop for public polytechnics, held in Abuja, with the theme: “Improving Skills Development in Nigerian Polytechnics for Economic Growth, Entrepreneurship and Social Inclusion.”
He said the reason for enshrining industrial training in the mandate of Polytechnics is to enable students gain practical field knowledge in the industry, just as they are expected to create and develop skills and competencies during the hands-on industrial attachment.
Bogoro further canvassed need for the polytechnics to focus on manpower development for teaching and practicals. Earlier, the Executive Secretary of the National Board for Technical Education, NBTE, Prof Idris Bugaje, described the workshop as a wakeup call to every polytechnic to reposition itself for skills development.
The workshop sponsored by TETFUND is targeted at addressing skills content of technical education and, enhancement of entrepreneurship as delivered in the polytechnics.
