Fubara advocates shift to vocational, technical education
Fubara By Daniel Abia, P/Harcourt PORT HARCOURT — Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has advocated a strategic shift towards Vocational and Technical Education (VTE) in Nigeria’s educational curriculum, saying overemphasis on paper qualifications at the expense of technical expertise and practical skills is a major driver of unemployment and economic stagnation.
The governor said that if Rivers State, and Nigeria by extension, must prepare its youths for the challenges of the 21st century, deliberate and consistent efforts must be made to realign the educational curriculum towards vocational and technical education, with emphasis on practical skills for self-employment and job creation.
Fubara recalled that the 6-3-3-4 education system adopted by Nigeria in the 1980s was designed to prepare young Nigerians for the future through vocational and technical education at the secondary school level.
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