College To Boost Entrepreneurship Education

The Federal College of Education, Yola, yesterday promised entrepreneurship education to boost economic activities.

The Provost of the college, Prof. Abdul-Mumin Sa’ad, said that the aim was to spur development through vocational education and to curb unemployment in the country.

Sa’ad said that the institution was collaborating with various government agencies and private organisations to drive the result.

“The idea of the entrepreneurship corporation was timely in view of the fact that the nation is now facing  the realities of high rate of unemployment. The college now encourages the training of students from various departments in the field of entrepreneurship so as to be self-reliant after their graduation,” Sa’ad said.

He noted that many countries in the world were now promoting entrepreneurship education in order to fight the economic hurricane called global economic crisis.

According to the provost, the college has recently placed emphasis on the need for developing entrepreneurship mind set in students so that they will be able to establish small scale businesses after their graduation.

He said that the institution was opened to meaningful synergy that would promote entrepreneurship development through vocational education.

Earlier, Alhaji Sani Jada, had told scheme’s readiness to partner with the college on how to promote small scale businesses through vocational education.

He commended the management of the university for its tremendous assistance toward the realisation of the scheme in the state.