{"id":131262,"date":"2023-12-14T18:39:48","date_gmt":"2023-12-14T18:39:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/12\/14\/learn-skills-degree-certificates-will-soon-be-irrelevant-jamb-registrar-tells-students\/"},"modified":"2023-12-14T18:39:48","modified_gmt":"2023-12-14T18:39:48","slug":"learn-skills-degree-certificates-will-soon-be-irrelevant-jamb-registrar-tells-students","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/12\/14\/learn-skills-degree-certificates-will-soon-be-irrelevant-jamb-registrar-tells-students\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;Learn Skills, Degree Certificates Will Soon Be Irrelevant&#8221; \u2013 JAMB Registrar Tells Students"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>The Registrar of the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB), Professor Ishaq Oloyede, has emphasized the importance of acquiring practical skills for Nigerian youths to secure employment opportunities.<\/p>\n<p>Delivering the convocation lecture titled \u201cLearning, Unlearning, and Relearning \u2013 Prerequisites of the Digital Age\u201d at the Kwara State University (KWASU), Malete, on Thursday, Professor Oloyede urged Nigerians to prepare for the challenges of the Information Age by taking lifelong learning seriously and being willing to change as circumstances unfold.<\/p>\n<p>He cautioned that university degrees will no longer be the sole determinants of job prospects, but individuals with demonstrable skills will have an advantage.<\/p>\n<p>He said: \u201cFor all, the imperative of learning, relearning, and unlearning cannot be overemphasized as the tonic that gives vitality to successful living in today\u2019s Information Age. Those who can learn, relearn, and unlearn are the successful ones, and those without the mindset that accommodates the triad are bound to perpetually lament.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe world today is totally different from the world inhabited by our forebears. One of the factors responsible for this change is the totality of what makes the Information Age, which is still evolving as technology develops rapidly.<\/p>\n<p><strong>READ MORE:\u00a0Reps Reject Motion Seeking To Waive WAEC, NECO, JAMB Fees<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe changes in the world provide new opportunities and threats. While there are new opportunities in Information Technology, existing jobs such as typists, receptionists, traditional printers, telephone booth operators, computer operators, factory workers, cashiers, travel agents, fuel attendants, among others, are on the verge of extinction.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNew opportunities will emerge in the high-tech sector, and many skills that were not otherwise taught in traditional schools will be needed. Degrees would no longer be sole guarantors of jobs, but demonstrable skills will.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn this regard, there won\u2019t be any difference between those who are literate and those who are illiterate without the cutting-edge skills associated with learning, relearning, and unlearning.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTherefore, the onus of the responsibility lies on everyone to get prepared for the challenges of the Information Age by taking lifelong learning seriously and being willing to change as circumstances unfold.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-7\" style=\"margin: 8px auto; text-align: center; display: block; clear: both;\">\n<div data-advadstrackid=\"890536\" data-advadstrackbid=\"1\" class=\"infor-target\" id=\"infor-730069773\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/300x250b.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"250\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Registrar of the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB), Professor Ishaq Oloyede, has emphasized the importance of acquiring practical skills for Nigerian youths to secure employment opportunities. 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