The Provost Of College of Health Technology, Ilesa, Osun, Dr Lateef Raheem on Friday charged the Federal Government to include mono-technics among beneficiaries of the Tertiary Education Trust Fund, (Tetfund) to facilitate academic excellence in the schools as well.
He argued that, if the institution is included, it would enhance and support it’s improved activities in the educational sector and as well, provide enough funding for the educational facilities and infrastructural development in all mono-technic in the country.
Dr Raheem who made charge while speaking with newsmen at the school premises also expressed displeasure at non accreditation of some courses for the mandatory National Youth Service corps (NYSC) in the institution.
He said this, has made it impossible for the College graduated students to participate in the NYSC programme that usually comes up annually.
The College Provost who expressed his grievances over the development , hinted that, many temptations came from the frustrated students that, he should get them and some departments of the 47-year-old college mobilised for the NYSC scheme illegally.
According to him, some students of the Dental Therapists department out of impatient attempted to lure the college to allow them to attend the NYSC scheme illegally using a certificate of Environment studies, which has full accreditation for NYSC.
“Some of our students were taken to JAMB before I assumed office and I learnt that some from the department of Therapist were given mobilisation letters but I refused to mobilise them. They wanted to collect certificates of Therapists and go to NYSC for environmental studies.”
“I told them that rather than involving myself in illegality, I would rather commit to facilitating the accreditation of their course but they said no, I should sign their letters and allow them to get a certificate from the environmental department. Upon informing the Ministry of Health and the House of Assembly, they warned me not to do it.
“Presently, in a bid to sort their situation, I’ve written the National Board for Technical Education, NBTE, for resource accreditation for HND, which I believe is the normal route to take.
“I have also ensured that the department of Environmental Studies gets proper accreditation and the students are now going for the NYSC scheme. I plead with every stakeholder to cooperate with the school to thread the part of honour, rather than joining the bandwagons,” he concluded.
ALSO READ THESE TOP STORIES FROM NIGERIAN TRIBUNE
