Anambra State government says it has resolved to commit to promoting education and technology because of the values and importance it attaches to them.
Commissioner for Tertiary Education, Science and Technology, Prof. Theresa Obikezie, said this while interacting with newsmen in Awka on Saturday.
The state government carved out the Ministry of Tertiary Education, Science and technology from Education Ministry to promote quality technologically driven education.
Government believes that because of its emphasis on technology, it would be better to have two separate commissioners — for Basic Education and another to focus on Tertiary Education, Science and Technology, she explained.
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According to her, Anambra is the only state in which motor vehicles are manufactured in the entire country no.
“When you go to Nnewi, you will see that we produce a lot of things; our people can dismantle any car engine and re-assemble same,” she said.
“Government is very much interested in technological development and that is the reason why we have Innoson Vehicle Manufacturing Company in Nnewi,” Obikezie said.
She said that the educational system comprised Primary, Secondary and Tertiary, noting that “the new system of education runs through the first 9 years and 3 years before you go into the university.”
“It is no longer 6-3-3-4 system but 9-3-4 system; the new basic education which is compulsory for students these days is Primary 1 to Junior Secondary School 3 (JSS 3).
“After the basic education, the next is Senior Secondary (SS), which enables the students to sit for Senior School Certificate Examination (SSCE) and then the Tertiary Institutions,’’ Obiekezie explained.
