RCCG
Skills’ institution, BESAC gets NABTEB, Delta Government endorsement,
matriculates 167 students
The
Business and Entrepreneurship Skill Acquisition Centre, BESAC, an initiative of
Redeemers Men Fellowship, RMF, Region 23 of The Redeemed Christian Church of
God, RCCG, has received the endorsement of Delta State Government as well as
National Business and Technical Examination Board, NABTEB, in the resolve to
provide affordable learning center for people of all classes as a way of
contributing to National development.
Delta
State Governor, Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa who was represented by the State Chief Job
Creation Officer, Prof. Eric Eboh during matriculation of the first set of 167
students of the institution in Warri, Thursday March 21, noted that BESAC
programme is in sync with his administration’s Skills’ Training and
Entrepreneurship Programme, STEP.
Dr.
Okowa, while expressing the readiness of his administration to partner BESAC as
a result of the believe that the future of employment in Nigeria lies in
skills, not certificate, acknowledged that lack of quality training centers is
a challenge being faced in the running of STEP programme.
A
representative of NABTEB, Mr. Adeyemi Brown, while commending RCCG for
establishing the center, noted that many graduates in Nigeria roam the streets,
because they have no skill, describing the BESAC initiative as Corporate Moral
Responsibility, CMR. 167 BESAC students just matriculated
Provost
of BESAC, Pastor Emmanuel Kalejaiye, Deputy Provost, Pastor Olufemi Olumide,
Head of the School, Ademola Akande and another member of the leadership team,
Deji Olagboye, who gave overview of goals of the institution, quipped that
successful trainees can gain direct entry to either Polytechnics or Universities,
apart from the technical skills they will acquire in the one year programme.
According
to the school leadership, the institution which began academic activities
January 14, 2019, has capacity for 250 students.
Programmes
offered by BESAC are Photography & Multimedia, Fashion and Designing, Event
Planning and Management, Music, Information and Communication Technology,
Welding and Fabrication, Catering & Culinary as well as Hair dressing &
Cosmetology.
MATRICULATION: Management Team of Business and
Entrepreneurship Skill Acquisition Centre, BESAC, Warri, Delta State nd right) Provost of BESAC, Pst. Emmanuel Kalejaiye (4th
right) Deputy Provost of BESAC, Pst. Olufemi Olumide (Back Row) Mr. David
Oluwanuga (left) Mr. Deji Olagboye 2nd (right) & others, shortly
after the 1st Matriculation Ceremony of 167 students of BESAC, an
initiative of Redeemers Men Fellowship, RMF, Region 23 of The Redeemed
Christian Church of God, RCCG
(Front
Row) Mr. Ademola Akande (right) Delta State Chief Job Creation Officer, Prof.
Eric Eboh (2