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.

Pacify Labs     Olabode George Towoju     Kolawole Bashirat     Funmilayo Isiaka Oniwa     Amuda Musbau     Prince Bola Ajibola     Iqra Books     Dauda Adesola     Sarakite     Oluwarotimi Boluwatife Adenike     Ali Ahmad     Abubakar Aliagan     Ubandoma Of Ilorin     International Aviation College     Olota Of Odo-Owa     IsDB     Haleeman Salman     Wahab Femi Agbaje     Bayo Onimago     Bayo Lawal     Segun Adeniyi     Shola Odetundun     Ayedun     Kannike     Sango-UITH Road     Michael Imoudu National Institute For Labour Studies     COEASU     Javed Khan     Abdulquowiyu Olododo     Ebola     Mahe Abdulkadir     Tunji Oyawoye     Lasiele Alabi Yahaya     Ayinke Saka     Agboola Babatunde     Kale Bayero     Kwara Muslim Pilgrims Welfare Board     Surajudeen Akanbi     Kwara-SAPZ Project     General Hospital, Ilorin     Muyiwa Oladipo Kanu     John Mayokun Dada     BECE     FOMWAN     Isaac Aderemi Kolawole     Wasiu Odewale     Mary Kemi Adeosun     Saka Onimago     Orisun Igbomina     Aminat Omodara     Omoniyi Ayinla     Olatunji Ayeni     Atiku     Ayobola Ipinlaiye     Pilgrims Board     Baruba     Kolade Solagberu     Sunset Workers     Opolo Global Innovation Limited     Dorcas Afeniforo     Oke-Kura     Haliru Dantoro     Offa Poly     Harmony Holdings     Y.A. Abdulkareem     Danladi     Pakata Patriots     Sebastine Obasi     AbdulGafar Tosho     Omotoso Musa     Mohammed Yisa     Dan-Kazeem     Galadiman Ngeri     Rasheed Jimoh     Eleja     Abdulwahab Ololele     Funke Adedoyin    

Cloud Tag: What's trending

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

Moronfoye     Taofik Abdulkareem Babaita     Hijaab     International Aviation College     Iyaloja-General     Suleiman Mora Omar     Kunle Okeowo     Victor Gbenga Yusuf     Ayekale     KwaraLearn     KWSUED     Isiaka Gold     Hamidat Sulyman-Yusuf     Budo Egba     Shagari     Coronavirus     Federal Allocation     Shao     Olumide Daniel Ibitoye     Mopelola Abdulmaliq-Bashir     Kayode Ishola     Tsaragi/Share     Ijakadi     Funmilayo Isiaka Oniwa     Ilesha-Baruba     Siddiq Adebayo Idowu Salawu     Kwara 2015     Umar Ahmed Gunu     Muhammad Yahya     Kwara State Fire Service     Abubakar Bature Sulu-Gambari     Taiwo Joseph     Shehu Adaramaja     Wahab Isa     Aishatu Ahmed Gobir     Issa Baba     Mashood Dauda     Adebayo Mohammed Kamaldeen     Adolescent Girls Initiative For Learning And Empowerment     Abdullahi G. Mohammad     Chief Of Staff     Olaosebikan     Muhammad Mustapha Suleiman     Micheal Imodu-Ganmo Road     Mustapha Olanipekun     Yaman     Aso Ofi     Oluronke Adeyemi     AbdulRazaq Jiddah     Jimoh Akani     Atiku Abubakar     Usman Yunusa     Soffiyyallah Kamaldeen     Read With Me     Pilgrims Board     CACOVID Palliatives     Ayeyemi Sulaiman     Rapheal Ashaolu     Ibrahim Kayode Adeyemi     Abubakar Imam     Kale Kawu     ASUU     Ridwan Agboola     IYA ALFA NLA     Eleyele     National Association Of Nigerian Students     Aisha Gobir     Bayo Ajia     Issa Oloruntogun     Oke-Ogun     Olomu     Al-Hikmah Radio     Owu Fall     Kehinde Baale     Omu Aran     United Nigeria Congress Party     Freshvine Nigeria Limited