Low Students Enrolment Worries Korean Agency At Its Vocational Training Institute In Kogi

Low students’ enrolment at the Nigeria-Korea Friendship Institute of Vocational and Advanced Technology (NKFI) located in Kogi State has become a source of worry to the Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA).

According to Mr Wiochan Chang, the Country Director of KOICA, there is need for maximum use of this vocational and technical institute

He said the training institute is being underutilised since it was set up. ”I was expecting to see more number of students in the class when I visited the institute. But the commissioner said the government has just secured the accreditation of NKFI courses in 2018.

”So, I think it needs some time to be fully operational and perform maximally.

”We have encouraged the state government to make more efforts to create more awareness about the institute,” said Wiochan, who was on inspection to Kogi State recently. He was at the office of the state’s Commissioner for Education, Science and Technology, Mrs Rosemary Osikoya..

“I met with the Honourable Commissioner. We talked about how to support NKFI to provide the best quality of technical and vocational education to students and residents of Kogi.

”We discussed various aspects on how to develop and support the institute, and ways to addressing its challenges.

”I want Kogi government to leverage on this ample opportunity for the betterment of its citizens.

”I want to acknowledge that NKFI is a centre of excellence in vocational and advanced technology,” he said, while promising that KOICA would give more support to the institute in terms of software, programming, and general upgrade.