CAPA meets on relevance of TVET

African countries under the Commonwealth Association of Technical Universities and Polytechnics in Africa (CAPA) and a few other non-members met in Abuja to discourse the quality and relevance of Technical Vocational Educational Training (TVET).
The aim of the conference is to enhance technical capacity and partnership for industrial development of African countries.
Speaking to journalists in Abuja, the Secretary General of CAPA, a former rector, Yaba College of Technology, Mr.
Olubunmi Nwoso, who is now with Technical University of Kenya, said the group was particularly interested in the industrial development of African countries.
“African countries are consuming a lot of goods and services manufactured in foreign countries and we have little value for our natural resources”, he said.
Also speaking, the Chairman of Council of Heads of Polytechnics and Colleges of Technology in Nigeria, Mas’ud Elelu, said for African countries to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals, (SDGs), would they have to leverage on technical competence from the various technical institutions.