The Director-General of the
Ari made the disclosure during an interactive session with journalists on Friday in Jos.
He said that the management of JAMB was fascinated by the depth and content of the curriculum and machinery at the
He said that the centre was established to help to promote technical and vocational education in
The director-general added that the ultimate objective of the centre was to empower Nigerians to handle critical services that were hitherto the exclusive preserve of expatriates.
He that most developed countries were developed because of skills acquisition, saying that skills acquisition would transform the economic landscape of the country .
He explained that the training at the
According to Ari, graduates of the
He further said that the ITF would be hosting the 14th edition of the Students Industrial Work Experience Scheme (SIWES) biennial conference in February.
He said that the SIWES is the brain child of the ITF, and it was initiated to provide students of engineering, technical and allied disciplines with practical experience of the real work situations they would likely encounter after graduation.
The director-general said that as part of efforts to improve the scheme, the ITF had stepped up engagements with the supervising agencies and other stakeholders to address some of the problems bedeviling the scheme during the conference.
He said that resolutions from the event would be implemented to resolve the numerous challenges that had been encountered in the administration of the programme.
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