Industry Experts charge students to get practical skills

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Biolatiri Adedamola Victor

Industry Experts from different walks of life has urged students of Lagos State Polytechnic to obtain practical skills as this will serve as a means for them to be valuable in the 21st century. This call was made during the just concluded leadership symposium organized by the Students’ Union government held on Wednesday, 27th June 2018 at the 700 Seaters Hall in Ikorodu campus of the institution with the theme “Learning mentorship; skills you must acquire as any youth to excel in the 21st Century.

According to the former public relations officer of the institution and a paper presenter at the symposium, Mr Steve Adesemoye,emphasized that students need to start acquiring skills that will blur the lines between the walls of the classroom and certification as their Curricula cannot catch up with the present digital world.

“If the present trend of education which is seemingly not up to standard for what the future holds continues this way and institutions continue to churn out unemployable youths that lack skills, then the future is not meant for Africa” he explained.
In his closing remark, he encouraged the students to get equipped and skilled in several activities that will make them employable. He also encouraged them to embrace state-of-the-art systems like Artificial Intelligence (AI), Virtual Reality (VR) and Bio-Technology.

Also speaking  at the programme was David Lanre Messan, a graduate of Harvard Business School USA, a publicist, writer, speaker, successful entrepreneur who is also an alumnus of Lagos State Polytechnic, Ikorodu.

He charged the students to get empowered as educational acquisition of knowledge should not be mistaken for been empowered, in terms of leadership, mentorship, and been creative, as it is a different ball game entirely.
The Business Administrator recounted his experience to students about how he made his first million naira at the age of 23, and how at 24 he had made up to 30million naira through several business ideas he invested in emphasising that he was not from a well to do home.
The symposium had in attendance students from the different department of the institution who regarded the event in a cross session of interview with the Press Club as relevant to their current need and should be applauded.

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