Youths Urged to Embrace Technical Skills

Omolabake Fasogbon

Experts have underscored the need for Nigerian youths to embrace technical education. They stressed that it was the way to surmount economic challenges, particularly unemployment. 

The experts maintained that possessing technical skills would also tame criminal tendency among youths. They made the call during an event organised by the Institute for Industrial Technology Alumni Association, IITAA with the theme, ‘Building on Our Legacy for a Sustainable Future.’ 

The event had experts across different disciplines proffer solutions to industry issues, while they also guided and admonished the youths in a detailed panel discussion. 

Speaking, Dean, School of Science and Technology, Pan-Atlantic University, Lagos, Dr. Darlington Agholor, asserted that technical education was indispensable to societal peace and development. 

Agholor, who also decried skills gap in the country called on private sector players to set up technical institute like IITA, as to be able absorb more youths wasting on the street. 

“Not only will these skills serve those who possess them, they will be highly benefiting to societies, families, industry and the economy at large.

“Young persons with right values, training and skills are great asset to the country which is why government must deploy more resources here,” he added.

On his part, Managing Director of Oasis Technical Automation Enterprise, Omosanya Idris Oladimeji, noted that the sector boast of numerous career path with opportunities that transcends national borders. 

While encouraging youths to tap regional opportunities, he advised them not to be too much in a haste to make money, but to aim at proficiency, embrace integrity and leverage right network to scale. 

Earlier, Chairman, Board of Trustees, Chiduluo Franklin Dimobika, said the event was an opportunity for IITA alumni to come together, network, appreciate their lecturers and also brainstorm on how to serve the community members.