Plans are on by the federal government to establish the Nigeria Institute of Vocational Studies alongside upgrading the infrastructure of secondary and tertiary vocation systems.
Senior Special Assistant to the President on technical, vocational and entrepreneurial education, Abiola Arogundade, made this known at the unveiling ceremony of the House Committee on Federal Polytechnics and higher education in Abuja.
Mrs Arogundade explained that the move includes developing a National Vocational Teacher Training Curriculum as well as initiating programmes, rebranding and restructuring polytechnics as well as developing sectoral capacity development curriculum, among others.
Deputy Speaker, House of Representatives Benjamin Kalu, said the 10th Assembly will revisit the TETFUND Act with a view to incorporate Monotechnics as beneficiaries of the fund.
The lawmaker said periodic programmes in that regards was relevant to strengthen institutions for the requisite skills for manpower development for both private and public sectors.
Chairman of the committee, Gboyega Isiaka blamed underfunding for the dwindling progress in the education employment sector.
While advocating for major financial shifts in the Federal polytechnics across the country, he pointed the need for adequate oversight function of the committee, saying its constitutional mandate will be duly carried out with the view to enable the productivity of students upon graduation.
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