The Federal College of Education, Zuba, in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) has reiterated the commitment of the college to embark on continuous entrepreneurship initiatives to reduce dependence on white collar jobs after graduation.
At the Combined Students Entrepreneurship Exhibition 2023, where the students of the college showcased several specially handcrafted indigenous products at its campus in Abuja, the provost of the school, Dr Sule Mundi said the exhibition was in line with the mission and vision of the institution.
He said in FCE, Zuba, “we impart our students with academic and intellectual knowledge thus arming them with life skills.”
Mundi underscored the importance of enterprise and wealth creation, stating that students should acquire knowledge from the practical skill training to become employers of labour in the long term.
He said, “It is pertinent to recognize your areas of strength, creativity and carve a niche for yourself in the business world. Those who will be wealthy are those that are ready to be employers of labour.
“The entrepreneurship has come to stay in our school. This is two years since we started and we will continue to improve on it and we are expanding it much better every year.
“We want to make sure our students acquire skills and they do not become applicants when they graduated. They will be able to do something on their own when they graduated and there won’t be any need for them to apply for any organisation, they can build industries from what they have acquired here.”
He assured aspiring entrepreneurs among the students of the support of the college, stating that the college will not relent in enabling students get the support and logistics needed to establish themselves.
On his part, the director, admin/finance FCE Secretariat, Alhaji Leremoh Abdulrazak commended the college for its commitment towards the success of the entrepreneurship exhibition.
He said the importance of skills acquisitions cannot be overemphasized, adding that learning right from the school, skills to produce, to be self-reliant and have self-employment is rewarding to the student and society. “We are aware of the state of employment in our country where we have thousands or millions roaming the streets holding just the academic qualifications. Education that cannot respond to the need of the society is a useless education,” he said.
Earlier, the founder of entrepreneurship exhibition, Immaculate Ezenne, stated that the exhibition is extra special because it is entirely the efforts of the students.
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