Osun State Polytechnic, Iree is partnering the United State of America, USA, to boost agricultural technology in the institution.
The Rector of the Polytechnic, Dr. Jacob Agboola, gave the information at a press briefing heralding the combined 6th convocation of the institution.
Agboola, noted that the institution has acquired 117 acres of land in Oogogo to ensure the success of the proposed College of Agriculture.
Furthermore, he maintained that the college would be an addition to the main campus in Iree and the School of Part-time programmes in Koko, all in Osun State.
According to him, “The institution’s collaboration with USAID/WINROCK and NATEN has facilitated the training and retraining of staff in Agricultural and Library Education with eight volunteers from United States of America at different times.
Our drive towards promoting the education policy on vocational skills acquisition has continued to be intensified by the establishment of Entrepreneurial Education Centre, where all our students are made to acquire skills in various trades.
The centre is equipped with facilities for practical training in printing, fashion designing, block-making, hairdressing, tying and dying, bakery, confectionary, soapmaking, sachet water production and bead works”.
Agboola also disclosed that the institution is among those in the country with the highest number of accredited courses adding that it initially took off with eight programmes in two faculties at Pre-ND, ND and HND but had increased to 42 programmes, 39 of which have received full accreditation while two are on resource accreditation.
Listing the achievements of the institution over the years, Agboola added that the vision of the institution is to be a centre for the acquisition of modern technology and producing graduates with knowledge and skill.
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