The Federal Government says it has released N6 billion to enhance teaching, periodic curriculum review and development in six colleges of education across the country. The Minister of Education, Malam Adamu Adamu, stated this on Saturday at the 6th – 35th combined convocation ceremony of the Federal College of Education (Technical), Gombe. Mr Adamu, represented by Paulina Okwelle, Executive Secretary, National Commission for Colleges of Education (NCCE), said the funds were provided to the schools through the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFUND).
He said the TETFUND recently inaugurated the establishment of Centres of Excellence in six colleges of education i each of the geopolitical zones to promote specialization in pedagogy, curriculum review and development.
He added that each of the institutions received N1 billion as take off grant for the project.
The Minister said that the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari had initiated reform policies aimed at repositioning the education sector and improving Nigeria’s human capital index.
The Minister said that technical and vocational education was pivotal to the development of human capacity necessary for the nation’s advancement, hence the intervention of the Federal Government in technical education.
Mr Adamu said that government relied on the education system to produce the needed manpower and skills development to put the country on the path of industrialisation.