Vocational skills such as plumbing, hairstyling, and solar installation, among others, will soon become part of the country’s educational system.
The new primary school curriculum is expected to take effect from January 2025, with pupils required to learn at least two skills.
Speaking during a stakeholder meeting held in Abuja on Monday, the Acting Executive Secretary of the Nigerian Educational Research and Development Council, Dr Margret Lawani, said the newly introduced subjects fall under the vocational and entrepreneurship studies framework, which has been designed to expose pupils to various trades across multiple sectors.
Lawani stated that subjects to be taught in the construction industry include plumbing, tiling, flooring, and POP installation.
She added that in the hospitality and leisure sector, pupils would acquire skills in event decoration and management.
Lawani said, “The vocational and entrepreneurship studies, or the skills, cover different sectors comprising various trades. For instance, in the building and construction industry, we have plumbing, tiling, flooring, and POP installation.”
“For hospitality and leisure, we have event decoration and management.”
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