The Benin Chamber of Commerce, Industry, Mines and Agriculture (BENCCIMA) has called for the formation of a policy that would enhance private sector participation in Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) in Edo State.
Mr Austin Atakpu, President, BENCCIMA, made the call at a meeting with representatives of the Edo State Board for Technical and Vocational Education and Training on Tuesday in Benin.
Atakpu said that the Organised Private Sector (OPS) was ready to support TVET when a policy that would allow them to make inputs was put in place.
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“TVET is a programme that covers skills acquisition; and in developing skills, you will require apprenticeship and internship.
“TVET can not run without the organised private sector. The OPS will house those programmes, give the necessary training and at the end of the day, ensure that the trainees stay through the programme.
“There must be a policy document to enhance such arrangement, and the OPS must have a buy-in.
“The government and the private sector must be willing to partner together, the OPS will only buy in if they contribute to the policy document,” he said.
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On his part, Dr Terseer Nyulaku, Acting Executive Secretary, Edo Board for Technical and Vocational Education, said the meeting was to mobilise private sector participation and partnership in TVET.
He said, “we have come to mobilise private sector participation and partnership, and this is germane for any technical and vocational training to be useful.
“You need the private sector because they are the employers; they are the key social partner in the process.
“We have come to BENCCIMA to solicit for their partnership, especially as we plan to launch the Edo State Technical Talent Development Policy,” he said.
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