WARRI/Nigeria: National Board for Technical Education (NBTE) in collaboration with Delta State Government has graduated 32 trainees as assessors to boost skills and entrepreneurial education in the state.
The five days quality assurance assessors which held in Asaba, was organized for staff of the Multipurpose Youth Training Center, Egbokodo in Warri South Local Government Area of the state.
At the closing ceremony, the Chief Economic Adviser to Governor Ifeanyi Okowa, Dr. Kingsley Emu, commended participants for being committed throughout the duration of the exercise, even as he urged them to justify the investment of government by developing their contents for better productivity.
He enjoined them to realize that they (participants) have become ambassadors of NBTE and cannot afford to fail, stressing that, they should always strive to develop their skills in line with modern realities as being certified does not signify an end to education.
Earlier, the Executive Assistant to the Governor on Teachers’ Professional Development and Education Monitoring, Chief Mrs. Pat Ejeteh, stressed on the need for the trainees to impact their knowledge on their students, even as she congratulated them on their graduation.
According to the Chairman, Repositioning Committee of the training center, Mr. Smart Ikem, the training scheme which began in May covered Principles of Assessment and Field work on Quality Assessors Training.
“This program is all about ensuring quality in all that we do. In Nigeria today, quality is lacking, especially when it comes to project implementation and even in education, there is still a lot to be done in terms of quality assurance assessment” he said.
Ikem stressed that program tagged National Skills Qualification Framework (NSQF), formerly known as National Vocational Qualification (NVQ) has become globally recognized.
In the same vein, one of the facilitators, Mr. Daniel Oluboto, commended Delta State for being the first to key into the initiative even though other states have indicated interest.
Meanwhile, two of assessors trained, Mr. Tony Ikpotor and Mrs. Mabel Uku, on behalf of others, commended the organizers for the training program and pledged onward transmission of knowledge to their prospective students.
