The proficiency of staff and students of Kogi State College of Education, Ankpa (KSCOEA) has received a major boost following a two-day in-house career workshop on entrepreneurship and skills development.
Organised by the Provost, Dr. Paul Femi Fashagba, in collaboration with the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund), the workshop was designed to enhance participants’ practical competence, employability and entrepreneurial capacity.
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Themed “Beyond the Classroom: Harnessing Interdisciplinary Skills from the Curriculum for Sustainable and Profitable Careers,” the workshop equipped participants with interdisciplinary, hands-on skills needed to translate classroom knowledge into sustainable and profitable careers.
Declaring the workshop open, the Executive Governor of Kogi State, His Excellency Alhaji Ahmed Usman Ododo, represented by the Honourable Commissioner for Innovation, Science and Technology, Hon. Helen Aderigbigbe Adeniyi, commended the initiative as timely in building a self-reliant and skilled workforce.
The Provost, Dr. Paul Femi Fashagba (FCNA), said the programme aligns with the College’s drive to bridge the gap between theory and practice, while other resource persons including Dr. Moses Ejigbo (Director, Career Services), Dr. Emos Ebenehi (Chairman, Committee of Deans), Dr. Catherine Nwaha (Director, Internal Quality Assurance) and the Registrar, Dr. Gabriel Allassan Ottah, took participants through practical sessions aimed at improving their career proficiency and business innovation skills.
The workshop reaffirmed KSCOEA and TETFund’s commitment to practical education as a tool for self-reliance, career advancement and national development.
