The Federal Authorities has launched an artisan-led mentorship mannequin throughout 38 upgraded technical faculties in Nigeria to spice up youth employment and expertise improvement.
This was revealed by the Minister of Education, Dr Tunji Alausa, through the 2025 Quarterly Residents and Stakeholders Engagement on the Nigeria Training Sector Renewal Initiative (NESRI), held in Abuja on Monday.
“Artisans shall be paid to mentor trainees, establishing a brand new worth chain within the training sector.
“Our purpose is to coach 5 million younger Nigerians with globally related expertise inside 4 years,” Alausa said.
As a part of efforts to rework Nigeria’s training sector, Dr Alausa introduced that 38 federal and state technical faculties have been upgraded to undertake a dual-training mannequin.
Below this new system, college students will spend 80 per cent of their time in sensible coaching and 20 per cent within the classroom. This strategy is designed to shut the talent hole and align with worldwide requirements.
Targets of NESRI
The NESRI reform agenda, in response to the minister, is aimed toward refocusing Nigeria’s training system in direction of a skill-based, knowledge-driven financial system. Alausa said,
“NESRI addresses problems with entry, high quality, inclusivity, analysis, {and professional} improvement in training,” he stated
He additionally highlighted the extent of Nigeria’s training challenges, stating that the nation has 15 million out-of-school kids and over 45 million categorized as studying poor.
A significant focus of the reforms, he famous, shall be on adolescent women, particularly “the 6 million aged 12–19 at the moment out-of-school.”
CBT-based exams
Dr Alausa additional disclosed that nationwide examination our bodies will start transitioning to computer-based testing (CBT).
- Based on him, the Nationwide Examinations Council and the West African Examinations Council would start conducting computer-based assessments (CBT) from November 2025, with full digitization of all nationwide examinations, together with JAMB, by 2027.
- He stated this reform goals to sort out examination fraud and improve integrity throughout the system.
- Talking on the occasion, Minister of State for Training, Prof. Suwaiba Ahmad, underlined the significance of technical and vocational training and coaching (TVET) in decreasing Nigeria’s dependence on international experience.
“We’ve got seen corporations hiring 60 per cent of their workforce from overseas. That should change,” she stated.
Senator Muntari Dandutse, Chair of the Senate Committee on Tertiary Establishments and TETFund, additionally declared legislative backing for the reforms, describing training as the guts of nationwide transformation.
What you must know
The Federal Ministry of Training, early this yr, launched a nationwide Technical and Vocational Training and Coaching (TVET) program aimed toward equipping Nigerians with industry-relevant expertise.
- As a part of this initiative, the Ministry referred to as on Talent Coaching Centres (STCs), Vocational Enterprise Establishments (VEIs), and Mastercraft Individuals (MCPs) to register for accreditation by the Nationwide Board for Technical Training (NBTE).
- Accreditation permits these centres to entry authorities funding for coaching below the TVET Program, supplied they meet obligatory necessities similar to Company Affairs Fee (CAC) registration, adoption of Nationwide Abilities Qualification (NSQ)-based curricula, and provision of certified instructors and assessors.
In 2024, the federal government launched the Talent-Up Artisans (SUPA) initiative by the Industrial Coaching Fund (ITF), concentrating on the up-skilling, licensing, and empowerment of 10 million artisans over a two-year interval.
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