Nigeria Full of Certificated Illiterates - Professor Utomi

       

Professor Pat Utomi the Founder,Center for Values In Leadership has described most educated Nigerians as Certificated illiterates.
He said Nigerian need skilled and creative citizens and not just certificate holders, as he decried the standard of Education in the Country while addressing a conference organised by FlipLearnCon in Lagos.

The conference was aim at improving learning in schools and teaching through technological devices, learning resources and training programmes.
“What we need are skills and one of those that have the skills don’t necessarily need certificate, even most foreign universities offer skilled courses without certificates.”
Utomi said teacher and Parent their role to play in the educational systems,in his words :He said, “The role of parents is very important because they help to imbibe culture and norms that would enhance the development of right character in their children.”

“What the educators need to know is that the change lives with us. As an educator, we need to adapt with the changing world. The kind of training we need to give them is to make them believe that nothing is impossible and also how to accept that technology is going to help us solve problems and create opportunity for the future we approach