AFOS-NIG INGO, a German non-governmental organisation providing technical support to small and medium enterprises and agribusiness owners in Nigeria, has met with institutions and chambers of commerce responsible for the German Vocational Education and Training to enhance the technical and operational capacities of farmers and agribusiness owners in the country.
A statement said the meetings with the German institutes, chambers of commerce and other agencies were held as part of the programmes of the 9-day AFOS-led Nigeria agribusiness stakeholders’ visit to Germany.
Speaking on the meetings, the AFOS Foundation’s Chief Executive Officer and Country Representative, Mr Oladipupo Akoni, said that members of the delegation, comprising 17 representatives drawn from agro-allied companies, Chambers of Commerce and Industry and relevant Federal Government’s ministries and parastatals, were excited to learn from the technical training by the German institutions and chamber, which would enhance their skills and productive capacity.
According to him, during delegation’s visit to the Bundesinstitut fur Berufsbildung known as BIBB (Federal Institute for Vocational Training), which addressed the issues of the development of labour and training market in Germany, the team was excited to learn about the German Vocational Education and Training system, its structure and historic foundation, as well as the key success factors of the institute.
Akoni explained the BIBB piloted projects in TVET to improve the quality of TVET programmes, and increase participation in TVET, data collation on VET Statistics, training regulation among others because it had all the data and information on TVET.
He spoke on the experiences of the Nigerian delegation during the visit to Industrie- und Handelskammer (The German Chamber of Commerce) where they learned about the roles and efficacy of chambers in Germany.
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