Oguntuyi who sits atop as the Chief Visionary Officer, Founder, Skill Empowerment/Entrepreneur Development Initiative , a skills incubation centre, said there is need to build skill gaps among the growing youth population in the country in order to make them competitive like their counterparts abroad.
Justifying the need for vocational training, Oguntuyi said. “No nation prospers without mid-level technical and vocational manpower, as it is the critical link between the technocrats and the implementation of policy.” Oguntuyi also enjoined students in higher institutions to go for industrial attachment to enhance their capacities as such opportunities prepare them for their career.
On the part of teachers, Oguntuyi urged them to acquire more knowledge in their area of competence for capacity development.