Association Of Vocational And Technical Educators Of Nigeria Southeast Holds Maiden Zonal Conference In Grand Style
By Mike Ezenwata
To highlight the imperatives of Vocational and Technical education in Nigeria,education experts under the aegis of the Association of Vocational and Technical educators of Nigeria Southeast zone organized its 1st Zonal conference.
The conference took place at the Nnamdi Azikiwe campus, Awka, had the theme, ‘Emerging Issued in Vocational and Technical Education For Sustainable Workforce Development”
The convener of the conference and Vice President of the Association, Southeast Zone, Dr. Jacinta Ifeoma Obidile, underscored the essence of government’s adequate funding to assist Vocational and Technical educators to produce quality graduates.
According to Dr. Obidile, vocational and technical educators should equally update their teaching skills through digital training and acquiring other necessary skills to equip their students to be self reliant.
She thanked all the participants for their active participation at the conference.
The Lead Paper presenter and Director, Sandwich Unit of the Nnamdi Azikiwe University Campus, Prof. Constance Okoli, urged the federal government to provide funds to drive the vocational and technical educators acquisition of digital skills to upgrade their knowledge
Prof. Okoli urged all techno phobia teachers to upgrade their computer skills for their benefits and that of their students.
She further suggested students engagement in industrial training exercises relevant to their disciplines and proper accreditation of VTE facilities in the country to enhance productivity of managers of the programmes.
Some of the awardees during the occasion Prof.Ogochukwu Ibeneme past Dean, Faculty of Education, NAU, Prof. Anthonia Umezulike of the Faculty of Education, Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University, and Engr.. Martins Esomonu of the Federal College of Education Technical, Umunze, among others, expressed delight for the honour given to them, which, they said, will spur them to greater heights.
