By Gilbert Ekezie
*Management team of ED-JOHN Institute of Management and Technology at the 3rd annual matriculation ceremony held at Isiwu, Ikorodu, Lagos.
The third matriculation ceremony for students admitted into full-time and part-time programmes for National Diploma (ND) for the 2023/2024 academic session in ED JOHN Institute of Management and Technology was held on April 5, at the school premises along Ikorodu-Sagamu Road, Ikorodu, Lagos State.
About 50 students in the five departments – computer science, mass communication, business administration, accountancy and marketing, took part in the graduation which was witnessed by the school authority, parents, guardians, friends and well-wishers .
In a paper titled, ‘Strenghtening technical vocational education and training in polytechnic system: empowering tomorrow’s workforce,’ guest lecturer, AssociateProf. Kolawole Godonu, described technical vocational education and training (TVET) as training in theoretical and practical basic scientific skills and knowledge related in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEMS) fields.
He explained that TVET designed to offer people the opportunity of improving themselves, their general proficiency, especially in relation to their present or future occupation.
Godonu noted that vocational and technical education is used as a comprehensive term in the educational process involving. In addition to general education, the study of technologies and related sciences, acquisition of practical skills, attitudes, understanding and knowledge relating to occupations in various sectors of economic and social life.
According to him, employers of labour today demand more skills than they did in the past