Cross Rivers partners UK College on establishment of polytechnic
The Cross River State Government has
entered into partnership with Highbury
College in Portsmouth, United Kingdom to
design a demand-driven curriculum for the
state polytechnic, which is billed to take-off
in October.
The curriculum would ensure that
graduates of the polytechnic are
employable.
Speaking at a Conference on World-Class
TVET Eco-system Project in Cross River State
in
Calabar, Governor Liyel Imoke disclosed
that the state was partnering the college
because it is the best vocational institution
in the United Kingdom.
Imoke described as unacceptable, a
situation where Nigerian universities churn
out graduates, who were not employable.
He noted that over the years the quality of
education in the country had dropped,
adding that in order to address the
shortfall in the sector the state took the
step of partnering with the Highbury
College.
Imoke remarked that government would
not compromise on merit concerning the
appointment of principal officers of the
institution as to do so will be unhelpful to
the cause of revamping the education
sector.
He said, "The reforms in the education
sector is yielding result and there is need
for us to work harder to better the result
going forward", adding that, "we want to
sustain the partnership and build on it,
because the focus is to ensure Cross River
State graduates are employable to make a
difference in the economy."
The Principal and Chief Executive of
Highbury College, Mrs. Stella Mbubaegbu,
who commended Imoke for his
commitment to the development of the
education sector, described the partnership
as
a new dawn that will make the
difference in sector.
Mbubaegbu said the world is growing and
is at the age of entrepreneurship and that
the curriculum of the polytechnic will be
designed to intertwine technical and
vocation education training to boast
entrepreneurship development.
The state Commissioner for Education, Prof.
Offiong Offiong, disclosed that the
objective of the conference was to interact
with stakeholders in the public and private
sectors in creating a world-class TVET Eco-
system based on market driven curriculum
and accreditation.
The aim is to enable young people to own
their businesses.
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