Ogunsola Odunayomi
Students of Moshood Abiola Polytechnic have applauded the Entrepreneurship Programme in the school, saying it is an enhancement on their entrepreneurial skill.
Speaking to Press Club MAPOLY at the school’s centre for Entrepreneurship Development, Faith Odogwu, an HND2 student from the department of Pharmaceutical Technology stated that the EED programme is a welcome complement to academics.
She said, ““EED is a way to develop and learn more in school apart from books. It helps students to be able to produce things and sell to people.
“It is good as EED is being done twice because two different skills are being learnt. Like during our ND days, I did beans flour, but now in HND I am doing face scrub and others are doing things like sniper, mosquito fleet, coconut oil and so on.”
For Adejoke, a student of Science Laboratory Technology, ND2, EED is an avenue to acquire more skills as school goes beyond theory.
Her words, “I see EED as an avenue to promote love and unity among students because most of us don’t talk in class but as we are in a group of ten, there will surely be interaction between us even after the EED production.
“It is also an avenue to acquire more skills because school is not only about learning."
Jegede Sunday, a student of Business Administration ND2 gave kudos to the school for being proactive with what is obtainable in the labour market today.
He said that the Nigeria economy of today does not only thrive on education, but hands-on skills needed for success outside school.
Mahmut Islamiyat also said that the programme makes students to be self-dependent especially in a country like Nigeria where skill is paramount.
Her words, “EED is a privilege to be self-dependent. For example, in our country Nigeria, one has to have an idea of skills.
It would, however, be recalled that in a bid to continue to empower its students, the management of the school recently laid the foundation of a vocational and skill-acquisition centre in the polytechnic.
