FG Pledges Support For Skills-based Education

Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, has reaffirmed the national government’s committedness to advancing method and vocational acquisition successful Nigeria, emphasising the request to prioritise skills implicit insubstantial qualifications.

The Minister stated this during a courtesy sojourn by the enforcement caput of the National Board for Technical Education, Professor Idris Mohammed Bugaje and executives of the Creative Media Sector Skills Council, led by its Chairperson, Hajiya Fatima Haliru, successful Abuja.

The Minister described the Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) inaugural nether the National Skills Qualification Framework (NSQF) arsenic a game-changer for professionals who acquired competencies done hands-on acquisition but lacked ceremonial certification.

“The connection is clear: skills, not conscionable degrees, volition specify the aboriginal of our workforce. Many of our young radical are already talented successful photography, cinematography, and integer services.

This model gives them the designation they deserve, opening pathways for higher training, employment, and entrepreneurship,” said Idris.

The Minister further pledged to enactment intimately with the NBTE and the Council to guarantee standardisation and certification of skills wrong the originative sector, noting that this aligns with President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda.

He assured the national Ministry of Information that it would afloat collaborate with stakeholders crossed the broadcast, advertising, and accusation sectors to rise nonrecreational standards, unlock economical opportunities, and empower Nigeria’s youth.

In response, the delegation, led by the Executive Secretary of NBTE, Prof. Idris Mohammed Bugaye and the Chairperson of the Creative Media Sector Skills Council, Hajiya Fatimah Halliru, commended the Ministry of Information for championing the Renewed Hope Agenda and repositioning the accusation sector.

Professor Bugaje explained that the Creative Media Sector Skills Council, established conscionable 7 months agone arsenic the 20th successful Nigeria, has already developed 24 caller qualifications successful audio production, contented creation, and photography.

He emphasised the value of the Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) scheme, which helium said is intended to certify informally trained professionals, specified arsenic media and broadcasting apprentices, giving them nationally recognised NSQ certificates.

According to Hajiya Fatima, the Creative Media Sector Skills Council “has implicit 70% backstage assemblage participation, and is aligning with planetary champion practices to guarantee manufacture drives accomplishment development.”