Federal Government Introduces New Trade Courses In Technical Schools

The Federal Government has introduced sweeping reforms successful method acquisition aimed astatine preparing Nigerian youths for jobs of the aboriginal and aligning the country’s acquisition strategy with planetary standards.

This was disclosed successful a connection dated September 10, 2025, and signed by the Director, Press and Public Relations, Federal Ministry of Education, Boriowo Folasade.

One of the media aides of President Bola Tinubu, Dada Oluwasegun, who shared the property connection connected his Facebook leafage connected Thursday, said the betterment was “a large displacement from the aged strategy wherever certification was each that mattered.”

The Minister of Education, Dr. Maruf Tunji Alausa, alongside the Minister of State for Education, Professor Suwaiba Sa’id Ahmad, announced the caller program connected Wednesday, describing it arsenic a bold measurement to “reduce overload, physique beardown commercialized competencies, align with planetary standards, and hole young Nigerians for the jobs of the future.”

Under the caller structure, each Federal Science and Technical Colleges (FSTCs) volition present run afloat arsenic Federal Technical Colleges (FTCs) starting from the 2025/2026 world year. Each assemblage volition beryllium required to connection a minimum of six and a maximum of 10 commercialized courses, portion students volition instrumentality betwixt 9 and 10 subjects.

The subjects see 1 commercialized course, 5 oregon six wide subjects, Mathematics, English Language, Physics, Chemistry, Biology, and Citizenship and Heritage Studies, 2 oregon 3 trade-related subjects, and 1 elective.

The authorities has besides streamlined and modernised a full of 26 commercialized areas to bespeak existent manufacture needs. These areas see Solar PV Installation and Maintenance, Fashion Design and Garment Making, Computer Hardware and GSM Repairs, Livestock Farming, Beauty Therapy and Cosmetology, Creative Media, Social Media Content Creation and Management, Leather Works, and others considered captious to Nigeria’s economical growth.

According to the Ministry, the reforms are designed to guarantee that students are not conscionable learning, but learning “relevant trades to service manufacture needs portion strengthening Nigeria’s manufacturing, services, and integer economy.”

A caller subject, Citizenship and Heritage Studies, volition besides beryllium introduced to merge Nigerian History, Civic Education, and Social Studies, ensuring that students stay rooted successful nationalist values adjacent arsenic they prosecute method training.

Explaining the value of the reforms, Dr. Alausa said they were straight aligned with President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR’s Renewed Hope Agenda, which targets increasing Nigeria’s system to $1 trillion by 2030.

“The caller program volition amended presumption students to vie successful the planetary economy, ensuring they are gainfully employed and contributing meaningfully to nationalist development,” the Minister stated.

The Ministry further assured schools, parents, and students of afloat enactment for a creaseless transition, with a broad usher of the caller subjects and commercialized areas already attached for implementation.

The 26 approved commercialized areas see Brick Laying, Block Laying and Concreting, Painting Decoration and Finishes (Interior Design), Woodwork, Carpentry and Joinery, Welding & Fabrication, Plumbing and Pipe Fitting, Computer Hardware & GSM Repair and Maintenance, Auto-Mobile Mechanics, Refrigeration & Air-conditioning Works, Mechanized Agriculture (Mechanics/Operations/Smart Agriculture), Autobody Works, Catering Craft Practice, Solar PV Installation and Maintenance and Fashion Design and Garment Making

Other approved commercialized areas are Livestock Farming/Animal Husbandry, Fish Farming Activity (Aquaculture), Motorcycle & Tricycle Repairs, Auto-Electrical Wiring, Beauty Therapy & Cosmetology, Creative Media (Digital Media Production), Electronic Systems Maintenance Craft, Furniture Making & Upholstery, Networking & System Security (Satellite TV Antenna installation and maintenance), Social Media Content Creation and Management, Tiling & Cladding (Decorative stonework/Floor screen installation), Automobile CNG Conversion and Maintenance and Leather Works.