TVET: AN IMPERATIVE TO SKILL
ACQUISITION FOR LIFELONG LEARNING
By
Dr (MRS) JULIET CHUKKAS –ONAEKO, MFR
DIRECTOR- GENERAL/ CHIEF EXECUTIVE
INDUSTRIAL TRAINING FUND
Introduction
I believe that the theme of this forum is
very timely and will contribute
immensely not only to sustaining the
momentum of Technical Vocational
Education and Training (TVET) in
Nigeria and Netherlands but will
further reinvigorate the various Skills
Development initiatives currently being
implemented.
This topic is also crucial because, skilled workforce is the hub of developmental
initiatives of any Government and without it being efficient, strategic plans will
be difficult to implement and socio-economic development will continue to
elude it. The theme of this forum, will definitely contribute to the global
developmental efforts in Skills acquisition which is considered a panacea for
most of the challenges facing nations i.e. poverty, insecurity, employment crisis,
low level of industrialization, stunted economic growth among others
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ITF MANDATE
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The Industrial Training Fund was established in 1971 by the
Federal Government of Nigeria with the following mandate:
To provide, promote and encourage the acquisition of skills
sufficient to the need of both the Public and Private Sectors
of the economy
To Provide training for skills in management for technical
and entrepreneurial development in the public and private
sectors of the economy
To Set training standards in all sectors of the economy and
monitor adherence
To Evaluate and certify vocational skills acquired by
apprentices, crafts men and technicians in collaboration
with relevant organization
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ITF STRATEGIC PLANS
• Become a top 5 global hub for Labour
Intensive businesses– billions of
dollars in Investments
• Create millions of Jobs, and radically
reduce the unemployment rate
• Emerge as a market leader in specific
specialized skill areas
• Use Nigerian skilled know-how as a
competitive advantage in global
Industry
• Improve Standards and Quality of
Nigerian Products
The Nigerian Skills Prospects –
A robust supply of labor
Nigeria has one of the best conditions in the World, for a
high quality workforce
Strong Workforce Dynamics
 Population : 170 million
--7th Largest
 Workforce: 69 million
--9th Largest
 Age bracket: 18 year median --In Youngest
20% globally
 Diaspora :
… Now we need to turn the
quantity advantage, to productive
advantage
Over 3 million --Import Skills
 Labour Laws: Investor
Friendly
--Excellent !
 Avg Wages: Globally
Competitive
--Excellent!
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The Nigerian Skills Prospects –
Needs of the Market Place
However the shortage of technical and vocational skills is
constraining business growth, and restricting employment
Figure - Percentage of businesses facing significant Skills shortages in
filling job openings
50%
32%
32%
30%
30%
29%
29%
27%
26%
26%
23%
22%
20%
20%
ITF estimates that 1 in 3 businesses is facing significant skills shortages, and struggling to
fill highly proficient technical and vocational positions
19%
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The Nigerian Skills Prospects –
Non-Technical Skills are overemphasized in our
Professional education
Figure - Distribution of University Output by Discipline
70.0%
60.0%
59.8%
50.0%
40.0%
30.6%
30.0%
20.0%
9.6%
10.0%
0.0%
Social Science
Arts
Technical
Too many Nigerians are pursuing Social Sciences and Arts disciplines. In addition, many Nigerians
who study Technical disciplines, do not pursue Technical careers.
This is hindering our national ability to Industrialize, and is constraining sectors like Agriculture,
Mining, Manufacturing etc
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Skills are key part of the Nigeria
Industrial Revolution Plan
NIRP Goals: focused on Economic
and Revenue Diversification
NIRP Industrial Sectors: where
Nigeria has comparative
advantage
NIRP Supporting Structures (i.e.
Enablers): to increase
competitiveness, by removing
barriers, and raising productivity
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Repositioning the Industrial Training Fund (ITF)
Job Creation
Top Goals
Grassroot Training
Progamme
Partnership with NECA,
MAN, Industry Experts,
Mentors etc.
Partnership with; SENAI,
World Skill Int’l, UNIDO,
ITEE Singapore, etc.
Close liaison with
774 LGAs to raise Trainers
to support ITF Vision
Practice with focus on
skills development and
Job Creation
Use SENAI Model for
Vocational Training &
German Dual System for
SIWES
Train The Trainer
Programme
Upgrading and Establishing
New training Centres
Learning
WHAT
Stakeholders
WHO
Pillar Support Initiatives
Process
HOW
Goals
WHY
Train 2m
People
Foundation Initiatives
Action Learning Modules
Train the Trainers and Mentors
to support potential employees
Database Collection and
ICT Automation
Organizational Capital: Leadership + Alignment +
Teamwork
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Automation Four:
The Four Cardinal Points
New Thrust of the ITF
 The Industrial Training Fund set up by legislation in 1971, is mandated
with developing practical skills in Nigeria (Technical and Entrepreneurial)
 Under this administration, the ITF is undergoing fundamental reform, and is focusing
on matching young unemployed youths, to real Jobs in the market place
 Expanding ITF Infrastructure on Job
• Focusing on Skills for Employment
Matching, to match skills investments to
trainings provided
• Targeting the Youth & Work force
 Nigeria Industrial Skills Development
Programme, 36,000 youths in 2013; to be
scaled up in 2014, 2015
• Extending reach to grassroots
 ITF has been working with each of the 774
Local Governments in Nigeria , on specific
customized Skills Development Programmes
• Building Capacity with
International Partnerships
 SENAI Brazil , ITE Singapore, others are to
follow e.g Germany
• NIRP and NEDEP
 Strongly linked with Governments
Industrialization and MSME agenda
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MSTC & ISTCs OF INDUSTRIAL TRAINING FUND
(ITF)
Update project of School Units of Abuja, Jos, Kano, Lagos and Lokoja
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ITF Projection On Skills Development For Job
Creation 2014 - 2018
Programmes
Projection
Year
Jobs
2015
2016
2017
2018
Total
Year
No.
Regular Programmes (Work & Industry Based) by 3,350
ISTCs
7,700
13,050
21,300
45,900
2014
39,455
25,000
32,000
40,000
45,000
143,800
2015
1,120,993
Modular Programmes (Basic Employable Skills) by
ISTCs
23,280
5,560
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3 Months
•
6 Months
2016
1,511,051
35,750
16,750
42,200
23,700
45,800
24,600
147,030
70,610
2,700
3,500
4,350
12,400
2017
1,854,797
National Industrial Skills Development Programme 111,000
(Basic Employable Skills) 1000/ 2000/ 3000 per
State
222,000
222,000
333,000
888,000
2018
2,541,103
Training with Mobile Training Units (6 Units)
240
720
720
720
2,400
Tota
l
7,067,339
Additional 43 skill Training Centres With 36,000
trainees annually per centre ( with 25% annual
Increase)
1,548,000
2,000,000
2,500,000
3,125,000
9,373,000
65% of Annual
Grand Total for each
year amounts to Job
Creation above.
Other Collaborations (Prospects with 15% annual
increase)
6325
7275
8365
9620
37,085
GRAND TOTAL
1,724,605
2,324,695
2,853,535
3,909,390
10,112,340
Direct Training Programmes (Upgrading) by Area
Offices
1,850
Technological/ Technical Programmes
Upgrading by Area Offices and ISTCs)
(skills
Way Forward
Ongoing Reform Initiatives
 SENAI\ITF Partnership
 Long term collaboration enhancing ITF’s
Technical skills efforts around the country
 Extending Nigeria’s TV&E capabilities in
vertical skills development
 Skills Gap Assessment with
UNIDO
 With the United Nations Industrial
Development Organization (UNIDO)
 Survey has commenced and is evaluating
Nigerian Skills needs based on projected
Investments in the Nigerian economy
What we will see
 World Standard Specialized Skills
Centers e.g. Auto Parts Skills
Centers; Upgraded Industrial Skills
Training Centers; Re-organized ITF
 A list of skills needed in Nigeria
pver the next 5 to 10 years in
Nigeria
 A review of which sectors, and
areas, will be major job creators
over the next 5 to 10 years
 <compared to other countries>
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Way Forward
Ongoing Reform Initiatives
 Expanding Training Assets in
the Country
 Govt Owned Centers, and
 Private Sector Franchised Centers
 Jobs Placement Infrastructure
 To Provide Jobs to Trainees
 In Partnership with Private Sector
contributors (i.e. all private sector)
What we will see
 TV&E Skills Development Centers in
each Senatorial District (either
Govt or Private Owned)
 2 million people enrolled each year
 A direct intervention in the
employment market
 Technology based store of skilled
ITF resources, and Available
openings
 Instant link to fill short term\part
time job opportunities e.g. phone
texts, electronic jobs boards etc
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Opportunities to Partner with the
Industrial Training Fund
• Building and equipping of New Technical and Vocational
Training Centres
• Provision of learning tools
• Collaboration in Capacity building
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