The Bauchi State government has called on the federal government to expand its training capacity for healthcare workers to meet both local and international demands.
The Executive Governor Governor of Bauchi state, Bala Mohammed who made the call while paying a courtesy visit to the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFUND) in Abuja emphasized the need for human capital development towards addressing the challenges of underdevelopment, poverty, and unemployment.
The governor also use the opportunity to solicit support from the TETFUND for its state-owned institutions to train technical manpower in agriculture, oil and gas and as well as other fields critical to national development.
In his remarks, the Executive Secretary of TETFUND, Arc Sonny Echono, lauded the state government’s effort to invest in education, and pledged the Fund’s support for the newly established college of education and its efforts to train technical manpower.
Echono however stressed the importance of the college, noting that the training of teachers on technical subject at the basic level has become a major challenge in the country.
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