Uchechukwu Nnaike
The provost of the Federal College of Education (Technical) Umunze, Anambra State, Dr Tessy Okoli, has emphasised the need for employable skills among students in tertiary institutions.
She said acquiring technical skills would enable students to become job creators upon graduation and reduce youth unemployment in the country.
Okoli stated this during the college’s recent matriculation ceremony at the Convocation Arena.
She advised the new students to take advantage of the entrepreneurship and vocational programmes offered in the institution for self-development, adding that the college places a high premium on technical and vocational skills and ICT to equip students with employable skills that would make them relevant in the present society.
The provost stated that Nigeria needs a new generation of ICT entrepreneurs and experts to drive key innovation and development in critical sectors.
Okoli, who doubles as the national president of the Association of Women in Colleges of Education in Nigeria, disclosed that a student of the college, Nweke Kenechukwu, was certified as a Google ambassador after successfully participating in the global training programme. She expressed delight that more college students have continued to blaze the trail in the ICT sector as content creators, programmers, and computer software engineers.
She frowned upon the increasing rate of academic fraud among students in tertiary institutions and warned the students against such vices.
