coren assembly by engr gasper
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21ST
COREN ENGINEERINGASSEMBLY
IMPLICATIONS OF DEARTH OF SKILLED
MANPOWER TO NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT-
EFFORTS OF LAGOS STATE GOVERNMENT.Engr. Olawumi Gasper FNSE mni
Executive Secretary- LASTVEB
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INTRODUCTION
Lagos will be the 3rd
largest megacity in the worldby 2015 with a population of 25million peopleand is characterized by many investmentopportunities that are attractive to investors be
they local or foreign for domestic and foreignconsumption. The economy of Lagos iscontinuously vibrant and being revamped to turnaround the economy of the nation. There is the
need therefore to put in place measures thatwould expand domestic production, boostexports, generate employment and implementindustrial incentives to boost the growth of the
non-oil sector.
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INTRODUCTION
A quick-win in the nation is for each StateGovernment to look at areas of comparative
advantage in order to move the nation forward.
Here lies the demand for youths, competent andskilled to operate and maintain these services. A
major attraction therefore for siting investments in
any country/State is the availability of skilled,
competent and trainable manpower, preferably
youths with minimal industry/field exposure.
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TVE and Lagos Vision of Skilled
Workforce Development
The proactive development of youth-entrepreneurs is one of the most lasting
solutions to the problem of massive youth
unemployment. It is an effective means ofstemming or eradicating restiveness amongst
the youths. When we have a critical and
motivated mass of skilled youth-entrepreneursthe monster of unemployment might be a
thing of the past.
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TVE and Lagos Vision of Skilled
Workforce Development
The vision of Lagos State Government therefore is to
provide world-class vocational skills training and high
quality technical education to Lagos youths desiring to
acquire competences and aspiring to be skilled and
seasoned entrepreneurs. Our mandate is that trainees are
equipped and empowered with the mindset and practical
skills required to become first class competent and
technically skilled entrepreneurs creating wealth and
offering employment to other youths. This will also affordthem the platform through which aspiring youth-
entrepreneurs can access cutting-edge, practical strategies
for sustainable business success.
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TVE and Lagos Vision of Skilled
Workforce Development
Skills gap therefore to drive the Lagos Vision has been identified by
several studies as critical, especially in Engineering, RoadConstruction, Transportation, Power and Water Supply, Housing,
Environment/Physical Planning as the global environment is
changing rapidly. All these require a strong connection between the
PRIVATE AND PUBLIC SECTORS for the production of HighQuality Technical Skills to effectively deliver projects/programmes in
these sectors. The following therefore were noted as imperative in
the TVE reform.
Extraordinary opportunities are offered by modern technologies,
growing urban markets and advances in communication.
Lagos State as the socio-economic hub of Nigeria and the
ECOWAS sub-region has always blazed the trail in the provision of
this enabling environment for trade, commerce and industry to
thrive,
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TVE and Lagos Vision of Skilled
Workforce Development
One of the panaceas therefore to the provision of high
quality technical skills for the actualization of the Lagos
Vision is the redirection of our youths to Technical and
Vocational Skills acquisition.
This acquisition must lead to a qualification and acertification conferring a national recognition for
employment or as an entrepreneur.
This will foster technological entrepreneurship, while
enhancing the establishment and growth of Small andMedium Enterprise, a precursor to industrial and
technological development of Nigeria.
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TVE and Lagos Vision of Skilled
Workforce Development
It will also ensure a steady flow of skilled workers for the
domestic industry and the actualization of the Lagos
Vision.
The City State hosts over 60% of the
manufacturing/industrial sector, a major driving componentof the States vision in job creation. However, such
available jobs are only for young boys and girls with high
quality technical skills.
The journey therefore, towards transforming to a ModelAfrica Mega-City by 2015 will be signposted by economic
reforms which are necessary and reflective of the kind of
socio-economic progress we deserve.
Noteworth in the actualization of this vision is the role of
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TVE and Lagos Vision of Skilled
Workforce DevelopmentHowever, it is important to note that the actualization of the Lagos Vision and its
targets is hinged on the production of High Quality Technical Skills in largenumbers, from the Technical Education sub-sector.
It should also be noted that the actualization of eight of the above listed visions
would require the expertise of Engineers, Technicians and more of
Artisans/craftsmen.
This becomes necessary because in the Engineering/Construction sector, there isan ever-increasing work responsibility overlap for each group from Artisans to
Engineers.
The ideal ratio between the four categories of skilled workers is as follows:
Engineer 1 Technologist 2 Technician 4 Craftsman/Artisan 16From the above, there should be a large pool of Artisans/Craftsmen to supportthe Lagos Vision and its respective targets.
The skills training required to produce the required number of
Artisans/craftsmen will be through our existing five Technical Colleges as
prescribed by LASTVEB.
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INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES
There are huge markets in Power, Agriculture,
Transportation, Housing, Infrastructural Renewal,Manufacturing, Healthcare and Tourism referred
to as the PATH economic growth. All these
require a strong connection between the privateand public sectors for the production of High
Quality Technical Skills to effectively deliver these
projects/programmes. PATH for us in LagosState is the easiest way to economic recovery,
massive youth employment and poverty
eradication.
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INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES
Other abundant investment opportunities requiring a critical mass ofcompetent and skilled youths abound in the following areas:
i. Downstream activities of Oil and Gas Sector(Domesticproduction of LPG, manufacturing of cylinders, valves andregulators, production of petroleum jelly and grease,production of bitumen based water damp proof materials,small scale industrial and food grade solvents and chemicals
and cosmetics)ii. Power and Steel(Rehabilitation and maintenance of powerplants , development of energy infrastructure, construction ofpower stations, production of steam and gas turbine spareparts, repairs of transformers, iron, billet and light sectionmills)
iii. Telecommunications and Electronics( Repairs of switchingand transmission equipment, production oftelecommunication cables, radio communications and cellularradio repairs, electronics appliances repairs and maintenance)
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INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES
iv Rail Transportation(Conversion of wagon bearings,
training on break systems, track maintenance,locomotive/electrical prime mover repairs)
v Road Transportation(Maintenance of heavy duty trucks
and haulage equipment, automobile repairs/maintenance,
auto-mechatronics, auto-detailing and auto-recovery)
vi Infrastructure upgrade, building construction and
maintenance, environmental beautification and urban
renewal
vii Oil and Gas support services(welding of oil rig platforms,
fabrication of pressure vessels, fabrication of buoys, ship
repairs and maintenance, industrial painting and oil
coatings, pipe-fittings, scaffoldings)
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INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES
viii Water transportation(dredging and building of
channels, construction of terminals and jetties,operation, repairs and maintenance of boats and
ferries)
ix Agriculture and agro-allied production
x Information Technology support services(Software
applications, networking, hardware repairs and
maintenance and multi-media)
The platform therefore for attracting investments to thenation is weak. One of the key requirements for attractinginvestments is the availability of key technical manpower atthe craftsman and technician levels.
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Key strategic issues in tve
a. Non alignment of TVE with areas of comparative
advantageb. Poor perception of TVE
c. Poor quality of instructors training and ineffective
training impact on students
d. Absence of linkage between formal training institutions,
Skills Acquisition and Vocational Centres.
e. Poor linkage of TVE to the labour market.
f. Lack of partnership and collaborations with industries.
g. Absence of Industry Advisory Committee to assist in
responding and adapting to changes by securing
connections to the trades, industry and government.
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Brazil rapid industrial expansion
and vocational skills training
One of the secrets ofBrazils rapid industrialization, is thatin Brazil, vocational and technical education is expandingto meet demands of a booming economy. The number ofBrazils technical institutes has nearly tripled over the last 8
years and many vocational trades have been introduced in
line with emerging technologies. This expansion isconsidered vital for Brazil, a nation in desperate need ofskilled workers. Brazils growing Oil and Gas sectorrequires a range of skilled professionals, including welders,electricians, fabricators, builders and Information
Technology specialists. Also, Brazil is urgently trying tobuild the infrastructure necessary to handle rapidlyincreasing living standards, and to ensure that roads,airports, stadia and accommodation will be ready for the2016 Olympics and the 2014 World Cup.
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Brazil rapid industrial expansion
and vocational skills training
Today, 401,000 students are in Federal TechnicalInstitutes compared to 102,000 just nine years ago, 2.8million youths are training as craftsmen andprofessionals under the National Industrial TrainingService(SENAI) in a dual training(college and industry)
and about 4.1million students in Brazils state- runtechnical schools. Most of the courses offered in thestate-run technical schools are-telecommunications,electronics, information technology and computer
networking, which is attractive to the youths. SENAIsrun a wide range of industry needed courses in welding,fabrication, machining/spare parts production,mechatronics, automotive technology and electricalmachine repairs.
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Brazil rapid industrial expansion
and vocational skills training
This sweeping expansion was started by Luiz Lula da Silva,Brazils President from 2003-2010, himself a factory workerand Union Leader before graduating into politics. Lulaidentified and understood that the country needed morecraftspeople to compete globally. When Lula assumed
power, there were 140 technical institutes, but now there are401, with 150 more before the end of the year. Technical andVocational institutes in Brazil, develop their programmesaround the demand of surrounding industries and local job
markets. Again only 11% of the total population aged 18-24goes to Higher Education. Through all these reforms inTechnical and Vocational Education, Brazil emerged secondafter Korea and leading Norway in the last World SkillsCompetition.
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Achieving The Lagos Vision
Need for quality and well experienced teachers/instructors Support of Industry Based trainersRe-training of teachers through project challengesProduction of high quality industry-ready-to-work technicalcollege graduatesStronger industry college collaborationCompetence mappingRegular value addition by industry partners to curriculumIntegrating artisans training/SAC trainings to collegecurriculumSL-MATP/GV-ESTPDeveloping a qualification and certification matrix acceptableto the industry
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IMPLEMENTATION STRATEGIES
Each State to commence programmes that will motivate and
re-direct the army of youth school leavers and graduates who
are unskilled, agitated, unemployable and unemployed into astructured competence-based training between 9-24monthsleading to international certification(City and Guilds, NVQ,IWI etc) to avoid discrimination from employers who are
mostly foreign investors.
Each State to reposition its Technical and Vocational
institutes and harmonise the activities of all Skills
Acquisition/Vocational Centres and Technical Colleges at the
Local Government and State levels, with a regulating
body(LASTVEB,BOTVED etc) coordinating all TVE issues in
the states. Trainings will be offered to the youths at these
upgraded centres/colleges.
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IMPLEMENTATION STRATEGIES
Each State to appoint a seasoned, well respected
industrialist with a wide network of industry associates,
passionate about youth skills development to offer
leadership at the State level as Chairman IndustryAdvisory Council. Youth skills development requires astrong buy-in of industry partners for sustainability.Each State Governor in the region to assist with a
take-off fund for the rehabilitation of existing
infrastructure and facilities in each of thecentre/colleges. The fund will also be required for
offering industry exposure and experiences to the
teachers/instructors in the colleges, who are to be
deployed as trainers.
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IMPLEMENTATION STRATEGIES
Each State to mount a State wide advocacy/awareness
programme on TVE as an alternative path to wealth
creation, so as to attract youths from respective states into
vocational trainings with a view to producing at least 2000
competent youths with international certification in the
following suggested areas: (i) automotive Mechatronics (ii)welding/fabrication (iii) spare parts production/machining
(iv) industrial air-conditioning (v) electrical machine repairs
(vi) electronics appliances repairs and instrumentation (vii)
construction trades(plumbing, carpentry/joinery,Blocklaying/tiling, site engineering works) (viii) software
applications (ix) landscaping and environment aesthetics.
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IMPLEMENTATION STRATEGIES
Each State to develop a trade to a high
standard in a centre/technical college so as toreceive accreditation as a centre forinternational certification assessment in theregion.COREN to assist in forging collaboration
with industries to attract partnerships,
resources and facilitators to thecentres/colleges, monitor and provide
information about exit opportunities post-
training.
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THANK YOU