Moshood Abiola Polytechnic Partners GIZ on UpSkilling of Engineering Students
By: Olufemi Orunsola
The Management of Moshood Abiola Polytechnic (MAPOLY), Abeokuta, has collaborated with the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) to promote institutional growth and enhance the industry-relevant skills of engineering students studying at the Ogun-state owned Polytechnic.
OPEN TELEVISION NAIJA (OTN) NAEWS reports as gathered from a press reoease by the Public Relations and Protocols unit of the institution that the renewed collaboration was discussed during a meeting to further strengthen partnership between the Polytechnic’s Management and a delegation from Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ), held at the Rector’s Office, Ojere, Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital, Nigeria.
The GIZ team lead Ms. Rachel Schipper, while explaining the purpose of the visit, said the organisation was at the institution to assess the institution’s readiness for the implementation of Competency-Based Training (CBT) and to explore areas of alignment with existing academic programmes.
OTN News further reports tha the delegation included the Head of Component, Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET); Engr. Josiah Adanu; Chief Stephen Agwu, Senior Skills Advisor on TVET from Abuja; and the Senior Skills Advisor and State Coordinator, GIZ, Alhaji Ibrahim Aliyu.
In his remarks during the meeting, the Rector of the Polytechnic Arc. Dr. ’Koye Jolaoso, expressed the i readiness of the Polytechnic to deepen its collaboration with the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) in pursuit of human capital development and improved technical education.
In his words, “We are happy to collaborate with you, and we are willing to cooperate to achieve human development for the benefit of mankind. It has been a pleasure working with you’.
Sequel to the fruitful sessions of discussions with the Polytechnic's management, the Director, Centre for Skills Development, Engr. Dr. Ahmed Olanrewaju Apampa, led the team to the School of Engineering, where various facilities, equipment, and student projects were inspected.
The inspection covered the Mechanical Engineering and Electrical/Electronic Engineering laboratories, the refrigeration and air-conditioning laboratory, the machine workshop, the welding and fabrication workshop, as well as student projects, including a coconut puller.
Thereafter, the GIZ team expressed optimism about designing projects with clearly defined learning objectives for each training phase, with the delivery mode expected to commence in February 2026.
The institutional collaborative meeting meeting had in attendance, the Deputy Rector, Dr. (Mrs.) Yetunde Lanre-Iyanda; Acting Registrar, Mr. Funsho Kusimo; and other members of staff, who were present to receive the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ), delegation to the Polytechnic.
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