Alausa moves to overhaul MBTE, targets skills revolution

The minister said the repositioning of MBTE was therefore a critical component of the administration’s human capital development strategy, with the ultimate goal of transforming technical and vocational education into a major driver of employment, productivity and Nigeria’s economic transformation.…KPMG restructuring to align technical education with jobs, industry needs By Joseph Erunke, Abuja ABUJA — The Minister of Education, Dr Tunji Alausa, has launched a major restructuring of the Monotechnic and Technical Education Board, MBTE, as part of efforts to reposition Nigeria’s polytechnics and monotechnics as stronger engines of skills development, employment and economic growth.

He added that the government was determined to establish a technical education system that was practical, industry-driven, employment-oriented and capable of producing a globally competitive workforce.