Apply acquired knowledge to benefit the public, youth urged

Nigerian youth have been urged not to place much value on certificates but on the application of knowledge and skills they acquired in school for the benefit of the public. The Director of MOD Education – an international education foundation, Mr Michael Dosunmu spoke in Lagos while launching of International English Language Testing System (IELTS) […]

Nigerian youth have been urged not to place much value on certificates but on the application of knowledge and skills they acquired in school for the benefit of the public.

The Director of MOD Education – an international education foundation, Mr Michael Dosunmu spoke in Lagos while launching of International English Language Testing System (IELTS) centre this week.

Dosunmu, who is also the Director of IELTS Lagos centre, said the location of the first IELTS testing centre in West Africa in Lagos was a key milestone in their journey to serve the Nigerian market.

“Our mission is to be the preferred medium for educational advancement of Nigeria and West Africa through the empowerment of her human capital benchmark in agreement with the best international education standard,” he stated.

He added that IELTS, which is jointly owned by British Council, IELTS Australia and Cambridge English Language Assessment, was designed to assess the language ability of people who need to study or work in countries where English is the official language of communication.

“IELTS is the world’s most popular English Language proficiency test for higher education and global migration with over 2.9 million tests taken last year,” Dosunmu said.