TECHNICAL STUDENTS TO EARN MONTHLY SALARY, FG
By Olayiwola Ibrahim/Lagos// The Federal Government has announced a monthly stipend of N45,000 for students enrolled in technical colleges across the country.
This is in a landmark move to revitalise Technical and Vocational Education and Training TVET.
The Executive Secretary, National Board for Technical Education NBTE, Prof. Idris Bugaje, disclosed this in an interview in Abuja on the second- year administration of President. Bola Tinubu.
According to him, the initiative forms part of a broader strategy to reposition the TVET sector and make it a more attractive alternative to traditional university education.
Bugaje explained that the new policy aimed to fast-track the development of the TVET sector and expand enrollment at the sub-tertiary level.
He added that, beyond the monthly stipend, the government would also cover teaching fees, pay industry-based supervisors known as master class instructors where students undertake industrial attachments, and finance the cost of skill certification.
With this, young people will find it more attractive to come to a technical college, acquire skills qualification, get jobs locally and even beyond the borders of Nigeria.
This way, the whole sector is being repositioned. We are at the moment facing what you may call either a resurrection or a rebirth of TVET.
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