The Federal Government is working on equipping Nigerian youths with “life skills” to compete with countries like America and China.
This was disclosed by the Minister of Education, Dr. Tunji Alausa, in a statement shared via his X handle.
Alausa stated that for Nigeria to compete with these great nations, it must build armies of skilled individuals.
He added that the ministry is working to revive the nation’s technical and vocational education and training (TVET) system to improve employability of Nigeria youths.
The statement reads, “This is what America and China are doing — building armies of skilled individuals.
“For Nigeria to compete with these great nations, we must take a page from their playbook.
“Scott Adams once said, “Every skill you acquire doubles your odds of success.”
“This is part of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda and our Federal Ministry of Education strategy.
“That’s why we are aggressively reviving our technical and vocational education and training (TVET) system.
“We aim to equip young men and women with “life skills” that will enable them to be productive members of their communities, while also improving their employability and career opportunities.
“TVET is one of the cornerstones of our 6-point agenda to reform our education system. We will be creating opportunities for our young Nigerians both men and women to give them life skills to improve their employability irrespective of their level of education — from basic education to tertiary institutions.
“A skilled workforce is key to President Tinubu’s vision for the nation.
“We will also be adding to our TVET curriculum life skills in Renewable Energy (Solar), compressed natural gas (CNG) and mechanised farming to also support PBAT’s agenda of ensuring food security in our country.
“We are working to build a better nation for the next generation.”