FG TO COLLABORATE WITH PRIVATE SECTOR TO CLOSE SKILLS GAP

-

*Osinbajo presides over National Council on Skills meeting
 
 
      To effectively close the skills gap in Nigeria, the Federal Government will collaborate more with the private sector, especially in the relevant policy formation process and the management of skills centres in the country.
 
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, SAN, stated this Monday at the meeting of the National Council on Skills, where it was resolved to give more roles to the Organized Private Sector (OPS) as a means to closing the skills gap in the country.
 
Based on the approval of the Council, the organized private sector represented by the Nigerian Economic Summit Group (NESG), Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN), National Association of Chambers of Commerce, Industry, Mines and Agriculture (NACCIMA), the Nigerian Association of Small and Medium Scale Enterprises, among other groups, will be integrated in the activities of the NCS.

The meeting chaired by the VP also resolved to, among other things, encourage the establishment of State Councils on Skills to complement and replicate efforts made at the national level, in order to deeply tackle the issue of skills gap across the country.

      At the Council meeting, Prof. Osinbajo said that it was clear the private sector has critical roles to play in resuscitating many of the skills centres across the country, stating that the sector is better positioned to determine the needs of industries.

The VP emphasized the point about creating opportunities for digital skills acquisition as well as other relevant skills across different sectors, also with the active collaboration between the public and private sectors.
 
“This can be achieved by collaborating with private sector stakeholders to, among other things, get accurate data on the skills gap in the country and how to better address it.
 
“The establishment and running of the various skills centres should be private sector driven, it shouldn’t be left to the government alone to manage. The industry players know where the gaps exist.” 
 
      Kano State Governor, Abdullahi Ganduje also shared lessons learnt from operationalization of the Kano State Skills Acquisition Centre in collaboration with the Dangote Foundation to back up the resolution.
 
According to him, “the Skills Acquisition Centre is being managed in collaboration with the Dangote Foundation, as a good example of collaboration with the private sector. The objective was to ensure that it is run on a sustainable basis.”
 
Council also approved the adoption of the revised Nigerian Skills Qualifications Framework (NSQF), presented by the Executive Secretary of the National Board for Technical Education (NBTE), Prof. Idris Bugaje, to have a more standardized framework for the certification of skills in the country.
 
The Council among others also endorsed the report of the inter-ministerial team on training of youths on relevant trades/skills, especially the sub-committees’ proposals on Training Module; Building and Works; Information Technology; Agriculture; Automobile Servicing, and Basic Management and Accounting.
 
      Besides the VP and the Kano State Governor, other members of Council present at the meeting were Deputy Governor of Borno State, Alhaji Umar Kadafur; Minister of Education, Malam Adamu Adamu; Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, Otunba Niyi Adebayo; Minister of Labour and Employment, Dr Chris Ngige; Minister of Women Affairs, Dame Pauline Tallen; Minister of State for Science, Technology and Innovation, Mr Henry Ikoh, the representatives of the Head of Service of the Federation, and the Minister of Communications & Digital Economy, among others.
 

 
 
Laolu Akande
Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media & Publicity
Office of the Vice President
31st October 2022

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Maldives Quit The Commonwealth Over Alleged Human Rights Violation

-
Image
The tropical nation of Maldives has quit the commonwealth saying the inter-governmental organisation had taken punitive actions against the Maldives despite its progress in strengthening democratic institutions. The South Asian country announced on Thursday its decision to leave in a statement via its Ministry of Foreign Affairs.  The statement said: “The Maldives joined the Commonwealth in 1982 with high hopes and expectations, convinced that the organisation will be an arena for coordinating critical issues that the member States, in particular, the smallest members of the organisation face. Since 2012, the Government of Maldives has been giving maximum cooperation to the Commonwealth, shown maximum transparency, and engaged with the Commonwealth at the highest levels. The Government had high hopes that such level of engagement will produce fruitful results. Regrettably, the Commonwealth has not recognised that progress and achievements that the Maldives accomplished ...
Read more

2023: I WISH PETER OBI WAS NOT AN IGBO MAN. - CHARLES AWUZIE

-
Image
2023: 'I Wish Peter Obi Was Not An Igbo Man'       ▪Sometimes I just wish that Peter Obi was from another Tribe but not Igbo so I can campaign for him without anyone thinking I'm doing so because he's Igbo or people rejecting the best candidate just because of his tribe.  It's difficult being black... Even more difficult being Nigerian and most difficult being Igbo.        ▪Yesterday, someone told me that Peter Obi is a good leader but because of IPOB and their Biafra agitation, he won't vote for him. I  asked him what he thinks about Boko Haram and Shettima... He kept quiet so I told him that his Problem is not IPOB or even Peter but his HATRED for the Igbos which he never realised existed. I asked him if he would vote for Peter Obi if he wasn't an Igbo man. He kept quiet. I then asked him to start seeing Peter Obi as "Peter Ahmed Doyin". We laughed but deep down, I wished that Peter Obi wasn't an Igbo man or at least, that Nigerians are not...
Read more

Rotimi Amaechi Nigeria’s Most Corrupt Politician…Bancorp Bank 

-
Image
        Former Rivers state Governor, Rotimi Amaechi has written to Bancorp Bank in Minnesota in the United States that the alleged $757 million Dollars domiciled in an account in his name; was authorized by him in error; from a Rivers State Government Account with Access Bank Plc. The Nigerian most corrupt governor according to CNN letter reveals that a similar letter was also written to a bank in Switzerland; stating that a similar authorization was made in error. The letter stated that the said transfers to both banks were for the purchase of security Helicopters, payments to a foreign company to combat malaria in Rivers state by using helicopters to spray mosquito insecticides, and for the purchase of an official residence for Mr. Rotimi Amaechi, in America. The letter further explains that, the payments for the security helicopters, and mosquito insecticides to fight malaria were made through other sources, after the funds had already been transfer...
Read more