President, Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote, at the weekend in New York, urged leaders of developing nations prioritize technical and vocational education for accelerated industrial development.
Speaking at the Global Education First Initiative Anniversary & Learning for All Round Table, Dangote called for a paradigm shift by developing nations need in their educational system in order to spur technological development.
Time, he said, has come particularly for African nations to focus on vocational/technical education to provide requisite skills that should drive the quest for industrial development in their respective countries.
This strategy, he continued, was used by the Koreans and Asian Tigers to effectively transform from backwards to front line economies adding that since it has worked in several countries, all African countries need is the need and strong drive to make it work.
