Katsina: Radda introduces obligatory entrepreneurship programs in I00 secondary colleges

Katsina state authorities is ready to start obligatory entrepreneurship programs in 100 chosen secondary colleges to equip college students with sensible abilities and put together them for self-reliance after commencement.

The State Commissioner for Basic and Secondary Education, Hon Yusuf Suleiman Jibia, disclosed this whereas talking with journalists on Wednesday.

He defined that the programs can be applied in collaboration with the Katsina State Enterprise Development Agency  (KASEDA).

Jibia mentioned the proposed programs would come with photo voltaic set up, cellphone repairs, knitting, furnishings making and different vocational abilities.

He defined that the ministry had established a committee to develop the modalities and advise the federal government on how to make sure the sleek implementation of the programme.

According to him, 100 colleges had already been chosen to function pilot centres for the entrepreneurship programs.

Jibia mentioned, “already 40 schools were selected base on need from Katsina Central, 30 from Funtua Zone and another 30 schools from Daura senatorial zone respectively for a start”.

The commissioner described the initiative as a part of the federal government’s efforts to deal with unemployment amongst secondary college graduates throughout the state.

He mentioned the programme would equip college students with sensible abilities to change into self-reliant after commencement and allow them to generate revenue to help their additional training in increased establishments.

On different actions of the ministry, Jibia disclosed that the state authorities, in collaboration with the World Bank-supported Transforming Education for Secondary Schools (TESS) programme, was set to start the distribution of textbooks value over N18 billion.

He mentioned each scholar in public secondary colleges would obtain a free full set of textbooks alongside writing supplies.