L-R: Acting Registrar LASCOCO, Mr Abiodun Balogun; Acting Provost, LASCOCO, Dr Walid Adebosin; Permanent Secretary, Edo State MBTC, Mrs Felicia Edopholor, Director, MSMEs, (MBTC). Omonbride Oyedoh and Head Digital Marketing,(MBTC),Evelyn Imode
By Oluwatope Lawanson
The Lagos State Cooperative College (LASCOCO) and Edo State Ministry of Business, Trade and Cooperatives are set to collaborate toward building the capacity of cooperative trustees and corporators in Edo.
LASCOCO’s Ag. Provost, Dr Walid Adebosin, made this known during a working visit by a team from Edo to understudy the academic programmes and training of LASCOCO, on Thursday in Agege, Lagos.
According to him, the institution runs entrepreneurial initiatives-based academic programmes designed to equip students with additional skills aside from their diploma qualification certificate.
He noted that every student must take a vocational training programme at the Lagos State Women Development Centre.
“This is the reason for the collaboration with that arm of the state government agency.”
Highlighting the college’s academic curriculums, Adebosin said the institution’s mandate was to build capacities of cooperatives trustees and members.
“The function of supplying the skill labour requirement of the state birthed the accredited National Diploma programmes and other courses in the institution.
“They are also guided by the philosophy of entrepreneurship initiative which ensures that students have additional skills aside from their diploma qualification certificate in their chosen course of study,” he said.
The acting provost expressed the college’s readiness and willingness to enter into any collaboration that would see to the development of cooperative movement and education.
In her remarks, Mrs Felicia Edopholor, the Permanent Secretary, Edo State Ministry of Business, Trade and Cooperatives, expressed satisfaction with the academic curriculum and programmes of the college.
She also expressed the readiness of the ministry to collaborate with LASCOCO.
Edopholor emphasised the importance of training cooperative society members.
“It is not just enough to run a cooperative society; you should know the nitty-gritty of running it,” she said.
The permanent secretary also commended LASCOCO’s curriculum, particularly the collaboration with the Women Development Centre for skills acquisition, and the college’s accreditation by the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board.
She noted that the collaboration between LASCOCO and the ministry was aimed at developing the capacity of cooperative societies in Edo, promoting entrepreneurship and skills acquisition.
Edopholor added that, with LASCOCO’s expertise in cooperative education and training, the partnership was expected to have positive impact on the development of cooperative societies in Edo. NAN
