SKAD 10: Bolstering SET Education Training in Tertiary Institutions

Introduction:

The Skill ‘G’ Add-Ons (SKAD) capacity-building training resumed today with its 10th Batch. SKAD is an initiative of TETFund and Skill ‘G’ Nigeria Limited. This program builds the capacities of lecturers and technologists from tertiary institutions across the federation. Participants undergo training on the use and maintenance of equipment delivered to their institutions by TETFund. This training specially focuses on the addition of extra components to the equipment sent to their respective institutions.

SKAD 10: Enhancing SET Education in Nigeria

The 10th cohort of the SKAD training features 32 lecturers and technologists from universities across South-Eastern Nigeria. Participants were drawn from Imo State University Owerri, Abia State University Uturu, Micheal Okpala University of Agriculture Umudike, Federal University of Technology Owerri, Enugu State University of Science & Technology, University of Nigeria Nsukka, Nnamdi Azikiwe University Awka and Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University Uli. These academics would undergo a 5-day training on Science Education Technology (SET) in the fields of Autotronics, Mechatronics, Refrigeration & Air-Conditioning (RAC) and Electronics.

SKAD 10: Opening Event

Skill ‘G’ Project Manager Engr. Okolie Chijioke Sampson moderated the opening event for SKAD 10. The proceedings began with the singing of the Nigerian national anthem and recital of pledge, which set the pace for the rest of the events.

In his welcome address, the moderator gave a brief overview of Skill ‘G’ Nigeria Limited, its history, milestones and previous initiatives that have culminated into SKAD. The participants introduced themselves, their respective institutions, and their fields under SKAD.

Next, the participants met the experts and resource persons assigned to SKAD. This list included the Project Coordinator of Skill ‘G’, Deputy Project Manager and other experts in their respective fields within SKAD.

SKAD 10: Conclusion

With SKAD, TETFund and Skill ‘G’ have put the Nigerian academia on the driving seat of Science Education Technology. This will ultimately produce a ripple effect that would substantially trickle down from the academics to students.

Engr.CN Obiora

Posted on 6:07 pm - October 16, 2023

A special appreciation to Skill G and Tetfund for this inovative training.

Ajibo chukwuemeka

Posted on 3:22 pm - October 19, 2023

Skill G training workshop is a very gainful experience. I encourage this training to be a continuous process.

Okoye Chibuzo

Posted on 3:32 pm - October 19, 2023

Kudos to you all. This is an eye opener and motivation. Thank you

Ekwue, Godwin C

Posted on 3:49 pm - October 19, 2023

The program was indeed a very rich one. With this trend of training, well baked graduate can be turned out from our varsities.
Kindly keep it up.

Oduma Daniel Ogba

Posted on 3:56 pm - October 19, 2023

The training has been inexplicable exposition to great milestones so far recorded in the field of science and technology and I’m glad that we can boast through SKILL-G and TETFUND collaboration of having it domiciled and made closer to us through the various knowledge we are acquiring and the innovations made on the equipments supplied to our schools. By the time we are done implementing all these and impart them into our students, they will never remain the same in knowledge and perception of things. Thanks to TETFUND, Thanks to SKILL-G. We must continue!

Emukah Nnamdi Christian

Posted on 4:44 pm - October 19, 2023

The training is a welcome development, very interesting and well coordinated

Engr. Allwell Chidi Abuwa

Posted on 5:28 pm - October 19, 2023

Kudos to the management of Skill -G and thanks to TetFund for this exposition of training the trainee. I pray that this idea should continue even as we The participants Carry these experiences to our various Institutions to benefit our colleagues and students.

Engr. Ogunsola Taiwo Matthew

Posted on 6:05 pm - October 19, 2023

To be sincere, the add-on training program is the best ever training I have ever attended, because is really practically oriented am proud of the organizer. But sir am still expecting thing add-on equipment oooooo

GN Okechukwu

Posted on 10:14 pm - October 19, 2023

The training is really opportunity to learn new things and new ideas. The thinking at the training center is moving away from consumption to production. The idea of restructuring our educational curriculum to more of producing than just being literate. The centre should keep their works and innovations on.

Oloye Charles Olatunji

Posted on 4:31 am - October 20, 2023

Infact, this is a welcome development, l really appreciate the organizer of this project for keeping all the tertiary institution into limelight as regards to Technology Advancement in 21st century, if not Nigeria Science Education Technology will be far behind.

Engr Dr Princewill Chigozie Ene

Posted on 6:42 am - October 20, 2023

Thank you Skill-G / Inov8 for the State of the Art Advanced Add-On training you have prepared and administered to Nigerian University Tech Staff.

Thank you TETFund for funding this training to this standard level.

Thank you Engr Samson the Project manager, Mr Daniel, Mr Owura at the Electronic Lab, Engr Afam at 2D Lab and every other Staff at the center. for all your efforts in ensuring the smooth running of the one week training.

The training was a top notch 💪🤏.

This training is what we need, and to be a continuous process as it has been done before. This we ensure that we the teachers are well prepared to train our students and make them to match their counterpart any where in the world.

I’m so happy for this training workshop 👏👏👏👏🙏🙏🙏.

Engr. Dr. Princewill Chigozie Ene
ESUT Team

ASUZU Y, CHUKWUKAEME JUDE

Posted on 9:19 am - October 20, 2023

I love the intelligence behind SKILL G

Osita Obiukwu

Posted on 9:46 am - October 20, 2023

It was indeed a wonderful experience. I thank Skill G and TETFund for coming up with this Add-on training.
The only problem is that some of us borrowed money for flight ( return ticket), and the NGN 180,000 could not cover the cost of the flight. For instance I paid NGN194, 000 for return ticket excluding airport taxis and local run. Please TETFund should review. The University didn’t give us a dime.