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In the past, the successful completion of a degree programme in a university, diploma from a polytechnic or a certificate from any tertiary educational institution was a ticket to a job placement in Nigeria. Today, the story is different as a higher education and certification of any kind, though still important, cannot guarantee the anyone, any job. The emphasis is no longer on the certificate one holds but what one can do with ones hands.

This has resulted in the introduction of vocational skills and entrepreneurial development into the secondary school curriculum. Both the educated and uneducated people are going after skills acquisition because it is the only viable option left in the quest by people to survive and earn a decent living. Parents, governments and even other stakeholders in the education sector seemed to be prioritizing skills and entrepreneurial development.



In the Federal Capital Territory ( FCT), manager of secondary schools are making entrepreneurial studies and skills acquisition an integral part of the school’s curriculum. This is to ensure that upon graduation from these institutions, the students have the necessary skills that would help them not only to get jobs but to even create jobs for others. Indeed, the Federal Capital Territory Administration ( FCTA) has scaled up its drive for students entrepreneurship development in secondary schools across it’s six Area Councils.

Director. FCT Secondary Education Board, Dr. Mohammed Ladan disclosed thi.

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