Dr. Jagboro Olushola, Provost of Kogi State College of Education, Technical, Mopa, has urged the federal government to broaden the scope of vocational and technical education at tertiary institutions in order to spur the nation’s industrialization.
She also emphasised that technical and vocational education cannot be overstated as a viable means of engaging the team members.
Dr. Jagboro made this known while speaking on the sidelines of the Nigeria Education Merit Award (NEMA) ceremony at the premises of the institution in Kabba during the weekend.
She explained that the main purpose of Technical Education is to provide gainful job opportunities for the youths who are preparing to enter occupations in agriculture, business, home-making, industrial and technical areas.
She therefore urged the governments to fund technical education and tasked the National College of Education Commission, NCEC, to liaise with relevant agencies to ensure Colleges of Education, Technical, are granted autonomy to award degrees to their students in distance future.
She pointed out that the journey towards the accomplishment was not easy throughout in the past eight years in office adding it was with the support and cooperation of her management team, which provided unconditional support to her.
She said: “I am thankful to the management team who showed so much of trust and faith in me, which was the constant energy boost for me. Above all, I would like to seize this opportunity to express my profound gratitude to the immediate past Governor of Kogi State, Alhaji Yahaya Bello who gave me the opportunity to serve as the provost of the institution.”
The provost also commended Governor Usman Ododo of Kogi State for his landmark achievements within his few months in office and promised to be very supportive and continue to demonstrate loyalty and commitment to his administration.
Earlier, the National Coordinator, Nigeria Education Merit Award, NEMA, Ayodele Temidayo Asiwaju, pointed out that Dr. Jagboro Victoria Olushola was adjudged as the 2024 Best Provost in the North-Central region.