Education for-employment scheme kicks off in Abia, ANAN holds MCPD
By Gordi Udeajah, Umuahia on
August 14, 2015
A NEW technical education progrmme tagged "Education
For Employment (E4E)" has
begun in Abia State with the
engagement of United
Kingdom-based Kiara College
to revive vocational and technical education in the
state.
The E4E concept, which. ( Dr. Ikpeazu)
Governor Okezie Ikpeazu
mentioned during his
electioneering campaign, is to ensure that education leads to
employment by imbuing the
youths with the technical
skills that would enable them
become either self-employed
or sought after by others.
Proprietor of Kiara College,
Endi Ezengwa, said at the
stakeholders' engagement
meeting on Tuesday in
Umuahia that "E4E is reviving
the technical components of our technical colleges, namely,
Boys Technical College, Aba,
Government Technical College,
Ohafia, and Afara Technical
College, Umuahia, as pilot
schools.
"The emphasis is on the
technical component of the
education at Abia Polytechnic,
College of Education
(Technical), Arochukwu,
among others."
According to Ezengwa, there
is an ongoing engagement
with the private sector in the
state to identify their regular
skills needs "so that our
education can be tailored towards meeting those
manpower needs," he said.
He added that psychometric
tests to determine the
educational and
entrepreneurial aptitude were being conducted on the
youths so that they could be
guided to study courses in
which they have aptitude.
ANAN urges continuous
learning However, President and
Chairman of Council, the
Association of National
Accountants of Nigeria
(ANAN), Anthony
Chukwuemeka Nzom, has enjoined members and other
Nigerians not to stop reading
and learning even after their
graduation or professional
qualifications, as certificates earned are just a call to seek
more knowledge.
Speaking at the opening
session of ANAN 2015
Mandatory Continuing
Professional Development (MCPD) and orientation/
induction of new members in
Umuahia, he said the
introduction of MCDP was
necessary to keep up with the
ever-changing need for knowledge, even after
graduation and professional
qualifications .
According to him, the fourth
MCPD programme was the
second since he became president and the training of
ANAN members would
continue to be his priory,
especially now that the body
has gone international.
August 14, 2015
A NEW technical education progrmme tagged "Education
For Employment (E4E)" has
begun in Abia State with the
engagement of United
Kingdom-based Kiara College
to revive vocational and technical education in the
state.
The E4E concept, which. ( Dr. Ikpeazu)
Governor Okezie Ikpeazu
mentioned during his
electioneering campaign, is to ensure that education leads to
employment by imbuing the
youths with the technical
skills that would enable them
become either self-employed
or sought after by others.
Proprietor of Kiara College,
Endi Ezengwa, said at the
stakeholders' engagement
meeting on Tuesday in
Umuahia that "E4E is reviving
the technical components of our technical colleges, namely,
Boys Technical College, Aba,
Government Technical College,
Ohafia, and Afara Technical
College, Umuahia, as pilot
schools.
"The emphasis is on the
technical component of the
education at Abia Polytechnic,
College of Education
(Technical), Arochukwu,
among others."
According to Ezengwa, there
is an ongoing engagement
with the private sector in the
state to identify their regular
skills needs "so that our
education can be tailored towards meeting those
manpower needs," he said.
He added that psychometric
tests to determine the
educational and
entrepreneurial aptitude were being conducted on the
youths so that they could be
guided to study courses in
which they have aptitude.
ANAN urges continuous
learning However, President and
Chairman of Council, the
Association of National
Accountants of Nigeria
(ANAN), Anthony
Chukwuemeka Nzom, has enjoined members and other
Nigerians not to stop reading
and learning even after their
graduation or professional
qualifications, as certificates earned are just a call to seek
more knowledge.
Speaking at the opening
session of ANAN 2015
Mandatory Continuing
Professional Development (MCPD) and orientation/
induction of new members in
Umuahia, he said the
introduction of MCDP was
necessary to keep up with the
ever-changing need for knowledge, even after
graduation and professional
qualifications .
According to him, the fourth
MCPD programme was the
second since he became president and the training of
ANAN members would
continue to be his priory,
especially now that the body
has gone international.
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