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Members of the House of Representatives on Wednesday expressed overwhelming support for the bill which seeks to provide for the compulsory teaching of vocational studies in syllabuses of Secondary Schools across the country.
The private member bill as sponsored by Hon. Joseph Asuku Bello (APC-Kogi), which seeks to mainstream the study of vocational subjects such as Woodworks, Tailoring, Catering, Photography, Videography, Business Studies, Printing and Stenography, Farming and Agriculture, Automobile, ICT, Electrical/Electronic Work, among others, expressed optimism that the bill, when passed into law, will reduce the high unemployment and poverty rate.
He observed that the proposed bill remains one major legislative instrument that can be used in substantially re-ordering the outcomes of our educational system in such a way as to stimulate sustainable growth and development of small businesses and entrepreneurship in our dear country.