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Rotary Club Mentors Okpanam High School Students
Published Feb 23, 2023 IN News, Education,
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BY RITA OYIBOKA

NO fewer than 50 stu­dents of Okpanam High School, Okpa­nam, Oshimili North Local Government Area, Delta State, have benefitted from the Rotary Club of Asaba Metropolitan mentoring and vocational training program.

The Vocational Service Chairman, Rtn. Joseph Ag­balanze, who was present at the training, said that having a vocation/skill im­plied being able to initiate an occupation often outside of one’s academic quali­fication. “I have always told students that having a certificate is not enough for the Nigerian economy today; having a skill in ad­dition to the certificate is crucial to generating a de­cent source of income. It is commendable that the club has assisted those who took part in the free vocational training in achieving this,” Agbalanze said.

The s tudent s we r e trained on “Soap and an­tiseptic making” by Rtn. Genevieve. U. Emeremgini and were also granted a ca­reer talk by the Club’s Past President, Rtn. Augustus Adomagbo, who lectured them on possible career options.

Rtn. Adomagbo, a bank official, reminisced on his secondary school days and stressed the importance of education and career talks, while commending the students for taking good advantage of the rare op­portunity provided by the club. “The purpose of this mentoring and career talk is to impact on the young ones. I attended a village school where we had no English or Mathematics teacher but made excellent grades at the University because I was determined. There are so many career opportunities available for both Science and Art stu­dents but one has to be studious to excel in them,” he advised.

He encouraged them not to be deterred by their fi­nancial background as God was capable of crowning their efforts with success, while the club was also will­ing to sponsor those with outstanding performances into the higher institution.

In an interview, Rtn. Adomagbo told newsmen that the training, which fulfilled the Rotary Voca­tional Service Month, was imperative in the lives of all teenagers.

“This vocational train­ing which would ordinarily have cost these students was given freely so they can have a skill outside their ac­ademic qualification which could one day put food on their table. Of course, mentoring is important to guide them on the right career path. Also, in this era, teenagers should be encouraged, while getting a degree to adopt vocational training, even digital skills like Python, Coding, etc,” he said. The students, who benefitted from the train­ing, were full of thanks to the club for the opportunity to participate in such a valu­able exercise.

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