Sodiq Ojuroungbe
The Ogun State Special Adviser to Governor Dapo Abiodun on Technical and Vocational Education and Training, Prof. Joseph Odemuyiwa has revealed that before the coming on board of the Prince Dapo Abiodun-led administration, technical and vocational education in the State was in a sorry state.
Prof. Odemuyiwa noted that the present government came up with different programmes ranging from capacity building, policy formulation, among others which has translated to the much-desired revamping of the sector.
He said this when a German agency, GFA/SKYE paid him a courtesy visit at his office in Oke-Mosan, Abeokuta area of Ogun state.
The Special Adviser during the courtesy visit listed some of the intervention which led to the resuscitation of the sector to include, over 10 different trainings, collaboration with Bureau of Employment Generation, Ministry of Industry, Trade and Investment, training of students meant for industry, promising to intensify efforts with the view to changing the mindset of the young ones on technical and vocational education.
He however thanked the agency and other development partners for supporting the government.
Meanwhile, Team Leader of the agency, Dirk Londmann commended the state government for its efforts in resuscitating and revamping the Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET).
Londmann who advised the government to sustain the momentum, applauded the government for making the sector attractive for the young ones and school leavers.
The German team lead revealed that the purpose of the visit was to seek ways to further improve communication, understand the programmes of SKYE GIZ, so as to pave the way for seamless engagement with beneficiaries of government programmes, as well as its intervention other partners by evaluating feedback.
“Evaluation of Ogun TVET programmes as well as communication is very important apart from the technical aspect, we are more focus on how the two of us use communication even as we look for ways, we can better synergise in pushing out messages which will indeed convince German government of your performance and make case for more intervention in the coming days”, he said.
Also speaking, Led Communication expert of GFA/SKYE, Dominique Thaly, commended government’s effort at improving the quality and standard of TVET.
He noted that available records showed that extension of the various trainings beyond the formal to the informal sectors has further enhanced the capacity of artisans, technicians and craftsmen across the State.
While appreciating the present administration for the quality of its intervention in TVET, Thaly advised that the government needs to look beyond policy reform, capacity building, and human capital development, but involve in more social and behavioral engagement with the people.
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