Rotary Club empowers 50 Oyo secondary school students

Rotary Club of lyaganku-Ibadan has trained 50 secondary school students in different vocational skills.

A seminar, which took place at the clubhouse last Friday, was aimed at discovering opportunities in catering, branding, antiseptic production, sewing, and computer training, among others.

The schools whose students benefited from the skills training include; Baptist Secondary School, Liberty Road, Ibadan; Oke-Bola Comprehensive High School, Ibadan; Oke-Ado High School, Joyce-B Road, Ibadan; Celestial High School, Joyce-B Road, Ibadan and I.M.G Grammar School, Sharp corner, Oke Ado, Ibadan.

Speaking, the Director for the project, tagged: ‘Seminar for Secondary School Leavers’, Rotn Simon Awotoye, said the beneficiaries are final-year students from five selected schools, with each school having 10 students.

Awotoye, who is also a former president of the club, said the significance of the programme was to first acquaint the students through the seminar saying “The essence of the seminar is to know some vocations they can do before they gain admission into higher institutions.

“After their May/June WASSCE exams, they will have some time to be at home doing nothing, so those periods, we want them to learn something and Rotary Club of lyaganku-Ibadan is doing this for them to sensitise them with all those vocations and at the end of the seminar, we are going to identify about 20 from 50 selected students that are exceptional in this seminar to train them further in the vocations of their choice to support their future finances.”

In her remarks, the resource person for the training, Rev. Sr. Francisca Obosherinor from Religious Sisters of Charity said they were happy to partner with the Rotary Club to train the secondary school students in vocational services.

She said the seminar aims to equip the students with practical skills and knowledge in various vocational areas, preparing them for future careers and entrepreneurship opportunities.

She said, “This is an opportunity for the secondary school leavers to learn one thing or the other before gaining admission to be self-sufficient.”

Also, the club has doled out N1 million to 10 people living with disabilities as part of its vocational service projects to the community.

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