Wale JAGUN
In an effort to make the students of the premier college in Ikorodu, Oriwu Senior Model College (formerly Oriwu College), Ikorodu, develop entrepreneurship and Information Technology skills, the Class of 2000 of the school has organized a seminar to guide their career decisions.
The seminar, which was held at the school hall on Wednesday, November 21, 2018, was themed, “Beyond Educational Career”.
In his opening speech, Mr Lateef Sholanke, the Chairman, Oriwu College Old Students Association of Nigeria (OCOSAN), 2000 Set, enjoined the students to learn how to manage their time by engaging in skill acquisition while waiting for admission after their secondary school examination.
He stated that the global business world is now highly competitive such that ordinary graduates are finding it difficult to compete with those with skills in Informational Technology and other vocational and technical skills.
Mrs Morufat Omoola Adeyinka, a former Senior Prefect (Female) of the school in the year 2000, spoke on “Vocational Skills: Why you should embrace it”.
She cited her own personal experience which afforded her the opportunity to acquire skills in phone repair work and fashion designing.
“After my graduation as a Micro – Biology student from the Olabisi Onabanjo University in Ogun State and while I was waiting for the youth service, someone invited me for a free seminar where I learnt how to repair phones. That was what inspired me to focus more on vocational skills”, she told the students and teachers in the hall.
Mrs Adeyinka is currently making name for herself in fashion designing, a skill she also acquired and which has made her to be self-reliant.
Mr Oke Godwin, an Economist and doctoral student in University of Lagos (UNILAG), in his paper, spoke about the importance of Information Technology (IT) and enjoined the participants to focus more on the positive and developmental usage of the internet.
In his inspiring lecture, Mr Godwin traced the history of human interaction from the time immemorial till today’s world, emphasizing that human relations are propelled more by IT to establish the importance of the acquisition of the knowledge and making the country’s economy to be driven by it.
“The world today is fastly moving towards the internet where you can source for any information concerning your academics, entrepreneurship and a whole lots more. These are valuable information to your personal and collective development and that of our society.
“You can use your phone to search for all these information that can turnaround your life but there are many that are not useful for your development or that of the society. These ones you should ignore and focus on those that can be of great benefits to you and the society at large.
He also advised the students to make goggle their friends.
“I will always advise young minds that the best social media they can relate with and which I want them to make their best friend is Facebook and. This is a platform that can give them very useful information within seconds once they input the information they are seeking .”
Aside from finding information that can improve their academic life, Mr Godwin also informed that they could also use other internet platforms like twitter, facebook, Instagram for serious engagements.
“You could start thinking of what goods and services are in demand among your colleagues which you can provide to earn legitimate income for yourself. These you can advertise on Instagram, facebook and twitter and earn your income.
“You can also start initiating ideas and use Facebook and other social media platforms to promote them. Always make sure that your social media pages are with good contents”, he advised.
