Skills Centres: NANS Urges Governors To Emulate Uba Sani

The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has commended the Kaduna State government for establishing vocational skills centres statewide and urged other governors to emulate the initiative.

NANS national president, Akinteye Babatunde Afeez, gave the commendation when the association inspected a vocational skills centre in Kaduna at the weekend.

Afeez said NANS was in Kaduna for an extraordinary Senate meeting and used the opportunity to inspect infrastructure provided by the state government.

He said the centre demonstrated the importance of complementing classroom education with vocational training and equipping young people with practical skills.

Describing the facility as impressive, Afeez said it was equipped with modern facilities for skills acquisition and training.

“What we saw here is excellent. In fact, it is beyond what words can express,” he said.

He commended Governor Uba Sani for bringing vocational training closer to students and residents through the establishment of skills centres across the state.

Afeez said about 4,000 students had graduated from the centres in the state’s three senatorial districts.
He also commended the application process and facilities at the centre, including hostels, a cafeteria, workshops and a clinic.

According to him, the infrastructure showed that the state government was giving attention to youth development and practical skills acquisition.

The NANS president said the centre offered training in areas including solar installation, carpentry and woodwork, among others.

He added that the centre also produced school uniforms, desks and office furniture, which could help reduce government expenditure.

Afeez urged beneficiaries to make productive use of the skills acquired and teach others who did not have access to the centre.

He said NANS had not encountered a similar facility during its engagements across the country.

He urged the people of Kaduna State to continue supporting initiatives aimed at improving vocational education and empowering young people.