The Provost and Chief Executive Officer, Nubian American Advanced College (NAAC), Patrick Oyinkari, has announced plans by the college to bridge the country’s gap with its industries by producing future-ready graduates.

Oyinkari, who stated this at the maiden matriculation ceremony of the school, noted that there is a disconnect between what is being taught and what education should be, adding that a situation where people are termed unemployable after leaving school is unacceptable. “What is the disconnect? Is it that the curriculum is not fitting for what the industry needs or the delivery is outdated and not in tune with 21st Century needs?”

He noted that the establishment of the college was predicated on the notion that education is functional when it serves to align the society with its industries.

Oyinkari said this tripod, being the hallmark of the American tertiary education model, serves as their motivation to realign educational delivery from mere paper qualification to practical minds.

The provost reassured that the college administration places premium on students as vital stakeholders in its revolutionary drive to take education to the point of progress and societal development through industries.

He said: “It is our policy that students that will pass through this institution will not be mere paper carriers, but champions that will conquer the world with massive innovations in technology, entrepreneurship, business remodelling, cultural rebirth, and educational confidence for lifelong learning.”

To actualise this vision, Oyinkari  said the college has deployed technologies for teaching and learning, curriculum delivery, exploration and critical thinking, in its bid to expose students to the vast possibilities of human endeavour.
To mirror the American model of education, the provost said there are plans to secure accreditation from the  appropriate commission in the United States.

Already, he said the college has established curriculum benchmarks and obtained requisite recognition from the Federal Ministry of Education and National Board for Technical Education (NBTE).


 He said though new to the sector, the college has already taken leaps that have put it in the foreground of education delivery through massive deployment of revolutionary technologies. 


 While congratulating the students on their admission, the provost urged them to be of good conduct and abide by the rules and regulations guiding their admission.