Governor of Enugu State Peter Mbah has commenced the development of eight Science, Technical, and Vocational (STV) colleges within the state, beginning with the Authorities Technical Faculty (GTC), Enugu.
This was made recognized by the commissioner for schooling, Prof. Ndubueze Mbah, through the inspection of labor on the GTC, Enugu, on Wednesday, including that there can be three fashions of the STV Colleges specializing in Science and Know-how; Constructing and Structure; and Industrial Agriculture.
He regretted that the GTC, Enugu, had misplaced its glory, reiterating the willpower of the Mbah Administration to refocus the state’s younger individuals on science, technical, and vocational schooling, underlined by sensible studying, to assist them match into the Twenty first-century business.
“As you can see, this historic establishment established in 1948 has misplaced its former glory. The buildings throughout us are in several levels of dilapidation.
“However we’re glad to share with Ndi Enugu the excellent news that the Enugu State Authorities has already launched into a really audacious schooling reform mission to determine eight model new Science, Technical, and Vocational Colleges servicing SS1 to SS3 within the STVSMB class of colleges, beginning with GTC.
“The governor believes we at the moment are in a brand new age of business and know-how. So, we need to carry again the misplaced glory of GTC by ensuring that it displays the brand new alternatives and realities of industrialisation, financial growth, and youth empowerment.
“We are going to set up one new STV college in every of the eight federal constituencies in Enugu State over the following two years. The very first is being sited at this historic location, GTC, Enugu.
“There can be three fashions of the Science Technical and Vocational colleges. The primary mannequin is specializing in science and know-how. These are colleges which are going to coach our younger individuals who have completed primary colleges and the Enugu Sensible Inexperienced Colleges, in addition to graduates who haven’t any job. We’re going to practice them within the areas of rising know-how, making ready them to be prepared for business, the areas of robotics, mechatronics, coding, programming, ICT, and others to get these younger individuals prepared for business.
“The opposite mannequin is the Faculty of Constructing and Structure. These are vocational colleges the place our youngsters will study all parts of the constructing – from bricklaying to electricals, plumbing, and roofing, amongst others. We are going to manufacture our supplies in these colleges, and we are going to construct.
“The third mannequin is the Science Technical and Vocational Faculty of Industrial Agriculture,” he stated.
Prof Mbah additionally introduced the federal government’s plan to construct a wise inexperienced college on the GTC, Enugu, premises to make sure college students have a simple pathway to science, technical, and vocational schooling on this identical atmosphere.
He stated the initiative mirrored the administration’s 33 % allocation to the schooling sector within the Enugu State 2024 price range, including that the federal government additionally deliberate to construct good secondary colleges throughout the state.
“Now we have mannequin senior secondary colleges which are additionally good colleges which are forthcoming. And there may be additionally historic milestone funding in our tertiary establishments. So, that is as soon as once more an important milestone in attaining the tutorial reform imaginative and prescient of Governor Mbah for Enugu State,” he concluded.
