The Federal College of Education (Special), Oyo will graduate a total of 12,753 regular and part-time students during the convocation ceremony of the institution holding today (Tuesday).
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Speaking ahead of the ceremony, the Provost, Dr. Emmanuel Adeniyi, said the graduating students includes 79 postgraduate students and 51 students of Advanced Certificate in Education.
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Dr. Adeniyi urged the government to pay more attention on technical education as it is the remedy for graduate unemployment in the country.
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He lamented the growing rate of unemployment plaguing Nigerian graduates blaming it on emphasis on non-technical education by Nigeria's education policy.
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The provost advised that tertiary schools should be attached to existing industries that would provide practising ground for the students while in school.