The Oyo State government said it had trained all management staff of the state-owned tertiary institutions, to enhance the provision of quality education to its citizens.
This was disclosed on Friday by the Commissioner for Education Science and Technology, Dr Olasunkanmi Olaleye, while speaking during a seminar held for governing council members and management staff of state -owned tertiary institutions in Ibadan.
He also reiterated the government’s commitment to providing access to quality education for all citizens.
“The present administration in Oyo State under the leadership of Governor Seyi Makinde is fully committed to the provision of qualitative education. We know education is the bedrock of development, so we are putting our best into it,” Olaleye said.
He said the state Government is prepared to prioritize economic growth and global competitiveness through qualitative education in tertiary institutions.
“The goal of tertiary education includes advancing economic growth and global competitiveness through provision of accessible, relevant, and highly qualitative education in our tertiary institutions and constantly attracting developing and graduating competent, knowledgeable and talented individuals.
“Without mincing words, I would like to reiterate that investment in human capital development is the best and most rewarding in life. It is also worthy of note that no amount of money spent on education is wasted.”
The commissioner charged stakeholders in the education sector to move with the current trends in a deliberate effort to achieve the goal of quality education delivery, and called for a more robust relationship among governing councils and managements of all the tertiary institutions in order to sustain peaceful cooperation that will enable actualization of their mandate.