The Ogun State Government through the State Technical Vocational Education Board (OGSTVEB) has trained 20,000 youths in plumbing, solar installation, fashion designing, hair dressing, among others.
The Special Adviser on Technical Education, Prof. Joseph Odemuyiwa, stated this in Abeokuta during the training commencement.
Odemuyiwa stated that the Board partnered with the Federal Government of Nigeria, the World Bank, the German Agency for International Cooperation (GIZ) and other industries was able to train over 200 technical teachers for an effective and efficient impartation of knowledge to the trainees.
He said, “We have been able to rehabilitate eight technical colleges across the State to a world-class standard.”
He said the focus on technical education was a deliberate attempt at solving unemployment among the young people, adding that workshops would be organised to train learners in technical colleges to enhance vocational skills.
