FG introduces bricklaying, plumbing, 24 other trades for technical education curriculum

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Morufu-Tunji-Alausa

The Federal Government has unveiled a large betterment of the nation’s method acquisition curriculum, introducing 26 caller commercialized areas that volition instrumentality effect from the 2025/2026 world session.

The Ministry of Education said the caller operation is designed to align skills acquisition with manufacture demands portion reducing program overload for students successful national method colleges.

Folasade Boriowo, spokesperson for the ministry, explained that each Federal Science and Technical Colleges (FSTCs) volition present modulation into full-fledged Federal Technical Colleges, with students required to instrumentality 1 commercialized people successful summation to wide subjects.

According to her, the Minister of Education, Tunji Alausa, stressed that the betterment aims to nutrient a workforce that is some technically skilled and industry-ready.

The 26 approved commercialized areas include:

  1. Brick Laying, Block Laying and Concreting
  2. Woodwork, Carpentry and Joinery
  3. Plumbing and Pipe Fitting
  4. Computer Hardware & GSM Repair and Maintenance
  5. Refrigeration & Air-conditioning Works
  6. Mechanised Agriculture (Mechanics/Operations, Smart Agriculture)
  7. Autobody Works
  8. Catering Craft Practice
  9. Solar PV Installation and Maintenance
  10. Fashion Design and Garment Making
  11. Livestock Farming/Animal Husbandry
  12. Fish Farming Activity (Aquaculture)
  13. Motorcycle & Tricycle Repairs
  14. Painting, Decoration and Finishes (Interior Design)
  15. Welding & Fabrication
  16. Auto-Electrical Wiring
  17. Automobile Mechanics
  18. Beauty Therapy & Cosmetology
  19. Creative Media (Digital Media Production)
  20. Electronic Systems Maintenance Craft
  21. Furniture Making & Upholstery
  22. Networking & System Security (Satellite TV Antenna Installation and Maintenance)
  23. Social Media Content Creation and Management
  24. Tiling & Cladding (Decorative Stonework, Floor Cover Installation)
  25. Automobile CNG Conversion and Maintenance
  26. Leather Works

Alongside the trades, a caller taxable called Citizenship and Heritage Studies volition besides beryllium introduced. The ministry said it volition merge Nigerian history, civic education, and societal studies to “ground students successful nationalist values” and hole them for progressive citizenship.

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