Kwara poly Rector calls for vocational and technical education towards sustainable building

Date: 2018-10-11

Rector, Kwara State Polytechnic, Alhaji Mashood Elelu has called for vocational and Technical Education for the girl child towards building a sustainable economy for the Nation. Speaking at the opening of Women in Technical Education and Employment (WITED), National Coordinating Committee (NCC) meeting in Ilorin on Wednesday, Elelu said that the Federal Government has set up a committee for skills competition for girl-child across the country to build the capacity of women to manage their home properly

Elelu explained that women play an important role in the labour economy, hence the need for the women to have quality education for them to function properly in the society. He enjoined members of WITED to use the opportunity available to them to improve the welfare of women in terms of providing quality information that would be useful to their career. Earlier, the National Coordinator of WITED, Dr (Princess) Regina Ada Amadi noted that the association was formed majorly to better the lots of women in Technical Education sub-sector to contribute to the National growth.

She noted that no meaningful development could take place in any nation of the world without Vocational and Technical education. WITED National Coordinator said there was the need to collaborate with the relevant stakeholders in technical education sector for development of women folk. In her welcome address, WITED Coordinator at the State Polytechnic, Mrs Adijat Bukola Aiyelabegan commended the Rector, who is also the Chairman, committee of Heads of Polytechnics and Colleges of Technology (CHEADS) for hosting the meeting.

Aiyelabegan said WITED mandate is to identify and control those factors which inhibit the participation of the girl child in science, Technical and vocational education training programmes at all levels in Nigeria.

She added that the WITED activities includes, mentoring and advocacy in primary and secondary schools for female children who have the flair for science, technical and vocational subjects.

"WITED activities includes organising conferences, workshops and symposia, seminars and health talks, debates and quiz competition on science subjects for secondary school girls. "Today, WITED exists in about 50 Polytechnics and Colleges of Technology across Nigeria" she added.

Source

 

Cloud Tag: What's trending

Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.

Awodun     Oloruntoyosi Thomas     Omotoso Musa     Moshood Mustapha     Oladimeji Thompson     David Oyerinola Adedunmoye     Oba Abdulrahim     Kumbi Titilope     Kwara State Printing And Publishing Corporation     Magaji Nda     Shero     Adanla-Irese     Bluenile Associates     Lola Olabayo     Afolasade Opeyemi Kemi     Nigeria Governors\' Forum     Manzuma     NaAllah     Ilorin Durbar     Ahmad Uthman     Jare Olatundun     Hassan Oyeleke     Adeola Abraham     Salaudeen Oyewale     Sobi Hill     Elese Of Igbaja     IHS Towers     Garba Ado Sanni     Oro Grammar School Old Students Association     Ishak Mohammed Sabi     Chief Imam Of Lafiagi     Abdulganiyu AbdulAzeez     Durosinlohun Atiku     Sadiq Umar     Coronavirus     Sun Qing Rong     Yahaya Abdulkareem Babaita     Salihu Jibril Garbi     Lola Ashiru     Muritala Awodun     Yahaya Abdulkareem     Bello Oyebanji     Oke-Ero     Ajidagba     Tafidan Kaiama     Ayobola Ipinlaiye     Folashade Omoniyi     TESCOM     IHS     Olatunji Bamgbola     MATTA Girls Foundation     Chief Imam Of Ilorin     NULGE     Funke Adedoyin     Mohammed Ghali Alaaya     Ilorin International Airport     Abdulmalik Bashir Mopelola Risikatullahi     Mohammed Haruna     Ibrahim Labaika     Ubandoma Of Ilorin     Patigi Regatta     Oye Tinuoye     Funmilayo Mohammed     Haashim Initiative For Community Advancement     Yusuf Olaolu Ali     Abdulrahman Abdullahi Kayode     Muideen Olaniyi Alalade     Ilorin West/Asa Federal Constituency     National Union Of Road Transport Workers     Aso-ofi     Special Agro-industrial Processing Zone     Jimoh Lambe Abdulkareem     Ajikobi     Chikanda     Haruna Olawale Sulaiman     Kumbi Titiloye     Abdulrazaq Sanni    

Cloud Tag: What's trending

Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.

Salihu Ajia     Rabiu Kwankwaso     Ayo Adeyemi     Ishaq Abdulkarim     Olaiya Zuberu     Henry Olaosebikan     YAKOOYO     EndSARS     Olaiya Victor Mobolaji     Al-Hikmah University     Tunji Arosanyin     Onikijipa     Tsado Manman     Kale Ayo     Maja     Ronke Adeyemi     Olaoye B. Felix     Susan Modupe Oluwole     Bashir Badawi     Bola Magaji     LAK Jimoh     Olayinka Olaogun     Muslim Stakeholders Of Kwara State     Christian Association Of Nigeria     Muslim Cementary     Jimba Babatunde     Hassanat Bello     Gbemisola Oguntimehin     Mashood Abdulrafiu Agboola     Computer Based Test     Facemasks     Oba Sulaiman Asude     Hydro-electric Power Producing Areas Development Commission     Yaman     Kuliyan Geri     Aliyu Olatunji Ajanaku     Rachael Obisesan     Hameed Oladipupo Ali     JAAC     Abdulkadir Akanbi-Oke     Haliru Dantoro     Ibrahim Abiodun     AbdulRazaq Abubakar Jiddah     Lola Ashiru     Majlis For Sadaqah, Zakat And Waqf     Hamidu Olowo     Saliu Mustapha     Galadiman Ngeri     Local Government     School Of Nursing     Oasis Muslim Care Foundation     Salman Jawondo     Dele Momodu     Olushola Saraki     Ijagbo     Rafiu Ibrahim     Abdulrauf Aliyu     Adeola Abraham     Elewu     Mope Dasuki Belgore     Yomi Ogunsola     Moses Rahman Popoola     Michael Nzekwe     Belgore     James Kolo     Benin Republic     Tescom.kwarastate.gov.ng     Omar Gambari     Umar Adelodun     Olatunji Abdulmumeen     Taofik Mustapha     Ilorin West     Bamidele Adegoke Oladimeji     CT Ayeni     Ibrahim Taiwo     Quareeb Islamic Association     Ethical College