To develop an education system that is relevant to national development and industrial growth, private sector operators need to support government’s efforts to boost career awareness among secondary school students.
The Permanent Secretary/Tutor General, Lagos State Education District Six, Mrs. Olufunmilayo Onadipe said this at Oregun Junior High School in Lagos recently during the maiden edition of a career guidance workshop organised by Promasidor Nigeria Limited, makers of Cowbell, Milk, Loya Milk, Onga, Top Tea and other quality brands.
Speaking at the event tagged ‘Harness Your Dream’, which was facilitated by staff of Promasidor, Onadipe called for a public-private sectors partnership in preparing secondary school students for the future.
She said: “I am very excited about the initiative. I am glad to know that a corporate organisation like Promasidor is thinking in this direction. We need to nurture the kids as they grow.
It is about catching them young. When we help them to nurture their career interests, they grow up with a clear picture of what they want to do.
I am so happy with Promasidor Nigeria for this noble idea, and I pray that other companies will do a similar thing.
The participants are currently in Junior Secondary School class three. What this means is that they already know exactly the subjects they will focus on in their senior classes.”
On his part, the Managing Director, Promasidor Nigeria Limited, Mr. Anders Einarsson said that the programme would help the students to marry their passion and talents to make the right choice, adding that ‘Harness Your Dream’ targets JSS3 students because of the sensitive nature of the class.
Einarsson, who was represented by the company’s Head of Legal/PR, Mr. Andrew Enahoro said: “It is a catch-them-young scheme.
This implies that the young people who go through the process will have the rare opportunity of subjecting their options to a clinical test before they start learning the essential subjects required to be the best in their chosen professions.”
He further said: “The programme is an interface between students and experts who have excelled tremendously in their careers, each giving the students hands-on experience.
This is worthwhile at a time when the gap between theory and practice is widening. This will also create an opportunity for mentorship that will last for a lifetime.”
Einarsson disclosed that the programme is among Promasidor’s efforts to impart directly on children. Describing it as a pilot edition, he said the company was committed to its success as a pan-Nigerian forum.
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