Applicants frustrated in Delta as 1000 jostle for 325 jobs

By OKUNGBOWA AIWERIE, Asaba

No fewer than 1000 applicants were left frustrated, following a shoddy practical and oral examination organised by the education ministry for employment into Delta State Technical Colleges.

The recruitment process attracted applicants from across the 25 local government areas of the state.

Several candidates, who spoke on condition of anonymity, expressed disappointment over the slow process.

Some lamented the extra financial cost incurred as a result.

They claimed the delay has caused them added financial cost in their upkeep for the duration of the exercise.

Chairman, Delta Assembly Education Committee, Charles Emetulu who paid a visit to the Skills Acquisition Centre in Asaba, frowned at the slow process and urged the organisers to speed up to enable them attend to the large number of candidates who came from across the state for the exercise.

He expressed satisfaction over the transparency in the process and commended the government’s determination to recruit only the best into the newly established technical colleges and fill vacant positions in existing ones.

He said members of the Committee were on oversight visit to the recruitment centre for on-the-spot assessment of the process.

Emetulu stressed the imperatives of technical education to the development of the state, adding that this informed state government’s efforts at growing the sector.

Delta State Commissioner for Technical Education, Shola Diabo said of the 28000 applicants who applied for the advertised positions into the state technical colleges, only 325 persons will be employed.

She said the number was pruned from 28,000 applicants to 8,000 following a written examination, adding that 1,000 persons were shortlisted after a computer based test for the oral and practical examination.

She said of the 325 persons that will be employed, 141 will be teachers while 184, non teaching staff.

Daibo called for patience from candidates as the screening process might take a little longer time.(The Nation)