is with nations. When countries are populated with men and women of little or no technical skills, the road to development could turn out a tortuous glide down the slippery slope of hopelessness.
The Minister of Interior, Mr.
Prof Bogoro listed beneficiary institutions, drawn equally from each of the six geo-political zones in the country. The beneficiary schools include the Federal Polytechnic Nasarawa, Nasarawa State; Federal College of Education, Pankshin, Plateau State , Federal Polytechnic, Bauchi, Bauchi State, Federal College Education, Yola, Adamawa State, , Federal Polytechnic, Kaduna, Kaduna State, Federal College of Education, Zaria, Kaduna State .
According to Prof Bogoro: “For the polytechnics, the Centres of Excellence are to focus on skills development and support entrepreneurship; start-ups in areas of competitive advantage and you know that skills development is central; it is fundamental. If you miss that area, if your polytechnic does not have the capacity to develop skills or the entrepreneurial ability of its students and researchers, then it has failed the nation”.
When we have shortages in skilled workers for roof designs, internal décor and other technical fields, there are no options other than outsourcing these jobs to foreigners. We must reverse this trend by ensuring that our youths are equipped with technical skills for economic prosperity and national development.