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m Technical and

Vocational Education and

Training (TVET) is our priority at Yaba College

of Technology. The UNEVOC Centre was instituted to showcase and inform on best practices in TVET and how we are preparing our students for the world of work. Keep reading the newsletter to be informed and educated as we transform our nation and our world with the subject of TVET. Thank you

Editor-in-Chief Mr. Charles Oni

Dr(Mrs.) Funmilayo Doherty –Editor Mr. Clement Olarewaju Mr. John Okewole Mrs. Elfrida Dakoru Ms. Rebecca Adedeji

Graphic Artist Mr. Michael Olabode 3rd Floor, 7-Storey Building Yaba College of Technology P. O. Box 2011, Yaba Lagos, Nigeria Email – info@yabatechunevoc.org Website - http://www.yabatechunevoc.org Phone - +2348033107074

Our amiable and indefatigable Director, Ms. Ifeyinwa Marinze has retired. Ms. Marinze started as a Lecturer II in the College and rose to become a Chief Lecturer (the highest academic level in the College). She meritoriously served the College in various administrative positions which include HOD, Dean, Director and Chairman of the College Ceremonial Committee. She doubles as the pioneer Director, UNEVOC Centre and Coordinator, Bilingual Unit. She taught Commercial French until her retirement. Ms. Marinze was recognized by the French Government in 1996 as a Chevalier of the Ordre des Palmes Académiques for her effort in French Language development in Nigeria. She is presently studying hard for her PhD in French Language at the University of Lagos. Her retirement coincided with her 65th birthday. Engr. (Mrs.) Idiat A. Amusu gave the 8th Inaugural Lecture at Yaba College of Technology, Lagos Nigeria with the title REVERSE ENGINEERING: PANACEA TO WASTE NOT WANT NOT. The event which took place on April 29, 2015 at the Yusuf Grillo Multipurpose Hall of the College attracted dignitaries from the academia, public and private sector. Engr. Amusu made a starting with finished product or process and working backward in logical fashion to discover the underlying new technology – as an opportunity to empower Nigerians to develop needed, available and affordable solutions for the agric sector. Weblink  ‐

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Editorial Board 8th Inaugural Lecture holds in Yaba College of

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Director, YCT UNEVOC Centre completes term and retires

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A stakeholders meeting on deployment of ICT Resource Centers, E-Library and Edu-Portals at some Nigerian Polytechnics was held at the Afrihub Office Plot 825, Ralph Shodeinde Street, Off Ahmadu Bello Way, Abuja on Wednesday, February 25 2015.

Some of the resolutions made include: collaboration with AfriHUB to update/upgrade facilities; PPP (Public Private Partnership) arrangement to be adopted instead of BOT; invite AfriHUB to visit the 13 Institutions to access/evaluate facilities and services on ground. Some of the institutions including YCT have begun the process. Weblink ‐http://www.yabatechunevoc.org/news/recent/89-afrihub-nbte-stakeholders The Management team oNasarawa visited Yaba College of Technology in March 2015. They were on a study visit to understudy Yabatech success stories that led to the rapid development of infrastructure and in technical and vocational skills in the College. They also sought partnerships as co-technical institutions.

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of the College, Dr(Mrs) M. K. Ladipo who began to show them round the College centres. One of the places visited was the newly constructed Central Laboratory. Weblink  ‐  http://yabatefedpolynas‐visits‐yct  Prof. Emmanuel C. Osinem, Coordinator, Center for

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Technical Vocational Education Training and Research (CETVETAR) University of Nigeria, Nsukka visited the UNEVOC Centre, Yaba College of Technology, Lagos Nigeria in April 2015. It was an opportunity to share on the activities of these two UNEVOC Centres in Nigeria and also seek ways of collaboration.

e YCT team and commended them for the representation seen on the UNESCO-UNEVOC website. He was received by Dr. Funmilayo Doherty, the Coordinator of YCT UNEVOC Centre. Both centres are keenly looking forward to more productive engagements for promoting the TVET sector in Nigeria. Weblink ‐http://wwwunn-unevoc-visit  Th in e National Board for Technical Education collaboration with Nigerian Institute of Science Laboratory Technology (NISLT), Ibadan, organized hands-on training workshop at the NISLT Headquarters Ibadan in March, 2015 and the Federal Polytechnic, Nekede; in April, 2015. An

The Federal Polytechnic Nasarawa visits YCT

UNN's UNEVOC Centre Coordinator visits YCT UNEVOC Centre

NBTE organizes Hands-on Training on Science Laboratory Equipment

Afrihub & NBTE CoE organizes stakeholders meeting on Deployment

of ICT with Polytechnics

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initial workshop was hosted in Kaduna in November, 2014.

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Graduates of the programme usually have an edge in employment at multinational companies,

The major objective of the hands-on-training was to expose Nigerian technologists and scientists to modern analytical instruments in biological chemical and physical sciences, especially, modern digitalized versions and recent innovations, and also update their capabilities. The Ibadan workshop had 39 participants while the Nekede event hosted 29 participants. TManagement (OTM) have a Bilingual Unit which coordinates a compulsory bilingual programme for HND students of the department. As a core requirement, students are trained as Bilingual Secretaries in English and French Languages. The programme which was started in 1992 have an immersion programme that involves students travelling to Lome, Togo for two months internship on French Language development.

they have been able to easily transact businesses in French-speaking countries and access other numerous opportunities due to being bilingual. According to the incumbent coordinator, Mrs. C.B.O. Eruanga, “Nigeria students will benefit and develop more mastery of the French language if the language is taught from the nursery schools.” Weblink  ‐  http://www.yabatechunevoc.org/tvet/greening-tvet/91-otm-yct 

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