WATEA host stakeholders during progress review workshop

IITA–CGIAR, in collaboration with the French Government, recently hosted a stakeholders’ workshop at the IITA Conference Center from 27 to 31 January. As the lead implementing organization for the Women in Agricultural Technical Education and Apprenticeship in Nigeria (WATEA) project, IITA organized this workshop to assess the program’s two-year achievements and equip stakeholders with the necessary tools and expertise to implement competency-based technical education, aiming to foster collaboration, innovation, and capacity building within the WATEA project.

The workshop brought together key stakeholders, including the Heads of beneficiary institutions such as ABCOAD, ANSPOLY, BUPOLY, ESPOLY, Kwara State Polytechnic, LAUTECH, and OYSCATECH. Representatives from the National Board for Technical Education (NBTE) and small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) also participated, alongside Commissioners of Agriculture, Education, and Women Affairs from Anambra, Enugu, Jigawa, Kano, Kwara, and Oyo states.

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