Regina Moru Onize
The Executive Vice Chairman and Chief Executive of the National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure (NASENI), Prof. Mohammad Haruna yesterday asked the National Universities Commission (NUC), the National Board for Technical Education(NBTE) and the National Commission for Colleges of Education (NCCE) to review the curriculum for Entrepreneurship courses.
He said graduates are jobless because of misalignment between the products of our tertiary institutions and the limited job market.
He said the ongoing building of skill acquisition centres nationwide was aimed at tackling youth unemployment and industrial development.
Haruna made the plea at the groundbreaking of the permanent site of NASENI Skill Acquisition Centre in Gwantu Kurmi in Sanga Local Government Area of Kaduna State by the state’s Deputy Governor. Hadiza Sabuwa Balarabe.
He said: “Most tertiary institutions have no qualified lecturers and enabling environment to teach entrepreneurship. Entrepreneurship is a practical course taught only by practising entrepreneurs.
“Experts in management sciences and marketing with no training in entrepreneurship are not qualified to teach entrepreneurship courses. NASENI Skill development centres across the nations will collaborate with willing tertiary institutions in their catchment areas to bridge this gap.”
