TETFund has continued to draw praise for its intervention projects, with Osun State College of Technology, Esa Oke, becoming the latest beneficiary to commend the Fund for strengthening academic delivery and administrative operations.

The College said the skills development intervention has improved training facilities, equipped staff and students with industry relevant skills, and expanded its capacity to meet current educational needs. In an appreciation letter signed by the Rector, Mr SA Adewumi, the management expressed satisfaction with the completed project and the benefits it has delivered to the institution.

According to a press statement signed by Abdulmumin Oniyangi, Director of Public Affairs at TETFund, the College described the intervention as a major boost to its growth and reaffirmed its commitment to using all intervention funds responsibly. The institution said this would help sustain the gains already recorded and extend the benefits to more students and staff.

The letter stated, “On behalf of the Governing Council, Management and Staff of Osun College of Technology, Esa Oke, I write to express our sincere gratitude and profound appreciation to you for your kind gesture through the skills development intervention granted to the College.

“It is pertinent to inform you, sir, that the project has been successfully and satisfactorily concluded, and we have received all payments due to us. From our perspective and thorough evaluation, the project has been an important experience for our College, as well as an opportunity to contribute to raising its capacity and the quality of its various programmes.

“Similarly, the skills development intervention has provided the College with a unique opportunity to acquire much needed facilities and equipment, which would not have been affordable over the years through our own resources.

“The Starlink internet and mini solar grid components of the project have, no doubt, enabled our College to address some of its most fundamental power and connectivity related challenges, which had hitherto undermined critical aspects of learning on campus. “The College can now boast of independent and stable electricity and internet connectivity, which have greatly improved its resources and capacity to drive academic and administrative engagements. This is an immense contribution and a unique value addition to the College.

“All these have contributed to the vibrant atmosphere presently experienced on campus and within the wider community. The availability of modern and effective learning tools has led to overall academic success.”

TETFund said the intervention has repositioned the College for the demands of the 21st century by equipping lecturers to deliver practical, industry relevant training and helping students graduate with skills that improve employability.

The Fund added that the Skills Development Intervention forms part of its broader mandate to rehabilitate, restore and consolidate tertiary education in Nigeria through strategic project funding.