The management of Al- Mahmud Nursery/ Primary School, Ayegbami area, Alagbado, Okelele, Ilorin, has introduced skills acquisition into the school’s curricular with a view to making the pupils self reliant in the future.
At the 10th year anniversary of the school on Sunday, the school management showcased soap branded “Al- Mahmud multi- purpose soap” produced by the school pupils.
Mrs Olayemi Babatunde and Mr Abubakar Karebu guided the pupils in producing some packs of the soap in the presence of their parents/ wards and guests at the event.
The elated parents and guests, who applauded the prowess of the pupils, later purchased packs of the soap to encourage the pupils and their teachers.
The Proprietor of the school, Sheikh AbdulRasaq Imam Karebu, said the innovation was a deliberate attempt to inculcate skills acquisition in the students right from their tender age.
He expressed optimism that the pupils would in the future become self reliant and employers of labour.
“We need to catch them young. There are thousands of university graduates in the society seeking the unavailable white collar jobs. And such graduates are ashamed of just starting to learn a trade or acquire skills.
“But the pupils of our school upon graduation can start combining business while still furthering their education. The procedure for producing the soap is not cumbersome and it can be done at any time of the day,” Sheik Karebu stated.
The Chairman of the occasion, Alhaji Abdullahi Olesin, hailed the initiative of the school’s management.
Noting that skills acquisition remains the only solution to the ravaging youth unemployment in the country, Olesin urged other school proprietors to follow suit.