YOUTH EMPLOYMENT: LASG WILL CONTINUE TO PRIORITISE TECHNICAL EDUCATION – COMMISSIONER
The Commissioner for Basic and Secondary Education, Mr. Jamiu Alli-Balogun has stated that the Lagos State Government will continue to prioritise technical and vocational education to create more job opportunities and reduce youth employment in the state.
He disclosed this in his address to the students of Lagos State Technical College Ado-Soba, along Lagos Badagry Expressway, during his weekly unscheduled visit to schools in the State.
He said: “I encourage you to show more commitment and see yourselves as business owners in the near future and also urge you to stay out of trouble, remain focused and ensure you come out tops in your skill training and serve as a role model to others who are coming behind you”.
Admonishing them to stay off vices including bullying, drug abuse and cultism, the Commissioner encouraged the students to always share their thoughts and experiences about the various state government interventions in the education sector with their parents, reiterating that the present administration has provided the tools they need to succeed and will not relent in providing more if necessary.
“The State will continue to support graduates of technical colleges to be self-reliant by empowering them with adequate skills and resources to become employers of labour. The State technical colleges are positioned to train students not only for technical expertise but also to be creative and venture into start-ups by combining their technical skills with entrepreneurship”, he explained.
Earlier Alli-Balogun and his team had paid an unscheduled visit to Festac Junior and Senior Grammar School as well as Sari Iganmu Senior Secondary School and other five schools within the complex at Coker Orile where he emphasised the for every hand to be on deck to provide quality education that the students need.
“Principals and Vice Principals are expected to lead by example and share experience of classroom management. This is to show leadership qualities that can be emulated by young teachers around them”, Alli-Balogun said.