The Executive Secretary of the
National Board For Technical (NBTE) Kaduna, Dr Mas'ud Adamu Kazaure has expressed
support to the Management of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) towards its
desire to accredit the FRSC Training School, Jos for the award of Diploma
certificates. The Executive Secretary gave the assurance during the
familiarisation visit by the Corps Marshal, Dr Boboye Oyeyemi to the Management
of the Board at Kaduna .
According to a statement by Bisi
Kazeem, Head , Media Relations and Strategy, FRSC, the Executive Secretary said
the NBTE was established in 1977 to moderate the programmes for establishment
of technical and vocational education. He noted that despite all efforts,
Nigeria is still deficient in technical and vocational education as the
available institutions across the country are inadequate to meet the needs of
the country.
He commended the Corps Marshal for
the visit, saying it would significantly reduce the existing gap in
institutional communication in the commitment to efficiency and national
development. Dr Kazaure further stressed that in the modern age of technology,
it is imperative that personnel of regimental organisations like the FRSC
should develop themselves intellectually apart from the regimental training
they received while in service.
This he said would prepare them well
for employment outside the organisation they served. He therefore, commended
the Corps Marshal for his untiring commitment to issues of staff capacity
development as evidenced by his determination to accredit the Corps' training
School .While recalling the conditions that an institution must meet before
qualifying for accreditation, Dr Kazaure assured the Corps Marshal that as part
of his commitment to supporting the Corps in its determination to get the
accreditation, a fact finding team would be sent to the school to evaluate the
current state of facilities and other requirements that could determine the
approval .
He however stressed that with the
Board's commitment to issues of efficiency, efforts would be made to reduce
bottlenecks that could delay the process.
Earlier in his remarks, the Corps
Marshal stated that he was at the Board as part of his commitment to securing
accreditation to the FRSC training School at Jos, plateau state which offers
basic training to its low and middle cadre personnel. According to him, his
Management is determined to improve the capacity of the staff through improved
access to education, noting that with such attainments, he was confident that
the prospect of the staff after retirement would be higher.
Oyeyemi revealed that the process of
affiliating the FRSC Academy Udi, which gives basic training to officer cadets,
to the Federal University of Technology Owerri for award of post graduate
certificates in transport technology as required by the National Universities
Commission (NUC) is already on. He added that his visit to the Board was to
explore the possibility of the Corps' training School which trains Road
Marshals and Inspectorate cadre to get accreditation that would enable it to
offer various courses in transport, road safety and logistics.
The Corps Marshal expressed optimism
that with the available facilities currently at the institution and the
determination of his Management to meet the accreditation requirements through
investments in improved facilities at the institution, the process of
accreditation would be smooth. He thanked the Executive Secretary for the warm
reception given to his entourage, which he said reflects the beginning of the
cordial relationship between the two institutions for enhanced national
development.
The Corps Marshal was accompanied on
the visit by some principal officers of the Corps including the Deputy Corps
Marshal in charge of training, the Special Assistant to the Corps marshal, the
Zonal Commanding Officer, Zone one Kaduna and the Commandant of the FRSC
Training School Jos among others.
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