Renowned Educationist and Founder of the Gifted and Talented Education Institute, Mr. Anis Haffar, has called on the government and Educators to shift focus from theory-heavy instruction to TVET-driven education. He underscored the importance and the need to prioritise skills training.
Delivering the keynote address at the maiden International Conference on Education and Humanities by the University of Skills Training and Entrepreneurial Development USTED, Mr. Haffar said Skills Training must take centre stage, stressing that equipping young people with practical skills remains the most effective pathway to national development.
The three-day conference under the theme: “Building Sustainable Futures; The Role of Education, Humanities and TVET”, which marks a major step in USTED’s mission to position itself as a continental leader in skills-based education, research and innovation, brought together leading scholars, policy and practitioners from across the world to explore the future skills training human development.
The Convenor of the Conference, Prof. Faith Ben-Daniels, who is the Dean of the Faculty, disclosed that participants from African countries deliberated on policies that offer practical solutions to everyday problems.
“Here we are exploring ways to bridge the gap between TVET and the humanities, where problems will be solved practically”, she said.
She added that all ideas, recommendations and policy proposals generated at the conference will be compiled and published for public use.
