technical & vocation schools
John Bosco Institute of Technology (Jobitech), located in Ondo, is a Catholic missionary non-profit institution established by the Salesians of Don Bosco. The Salesians, a Catholic religious congregation founded by St. John Bosco, have dedicated themselves to serving the youth in accordance with the teachings of Jesus Christ, the Catholic Church, and the spirit of St. John Bosco.
Jobitech’s primary objective is to offer courses in various fields of technology, equipping students with the skills and knowledge needed to become craftsmen, technicians, and skilled professionals for self-employment, further education, and employment in industries. The institute aims to contribute to the production and maintenance sectors by providing a well-rounded education that prepares individuals for the demands of the workforce.
Jobitech follows the educational principles of St. John Bosco, known as the “Preventive System.” This system emphasizes the development of students through reason, religion, and loving-kindness, fostering their personal growth and nurturing their spiritual and moral well-being.
VISION
Jobitech envisions a community of dedicated Salesians, staff, and students who promote quality technical and vocational education and entrepreneurial training. The institute strives to empower young individuals for personal and holistic development, enabling them to become responsible citizens capable of engaging in self-employment, employment services, and professional endeavors. Jobitech adopts the Oratorian approach of Don Bosco, emphasizing the importance of effective communication and mentorship to guide and inspire the students.
By embracing this vision, Jobitech aims to make a positive impact on the lives of its students, equipping them with the skills, knowledge, and values necessary for success in their chosen fields. The institute is committed to providing transformative technical and vocational education that not only prepares individuals for the workforce but also instills in them a sense of social responsibility and a desire to contribute meaningfully to their communities.
With a strong emphasis on holistic development and the application of practical skills, Jobitech prepares its students to excel in various technology fields. The institute offers courses in Mechanical Engineering Technology, Furniture and Woodwork Technology, Electrical and Electronics Technology, Automobile and Motor Vehicle Technology, Fashion and Clothing Technology, Catering and Hospitality Management, and Computer Science Technology. Upon completion of these courses, students are awarded nationally recognized NABTEB certifications, providing them with opportunities for employment and further education anywhere in the country.
Together, let us strive for excellence in technical education, empowering young individuals and contributing to the development of a skilled workforce that drives Nigeria’s progress and prosperity.
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JOHN BOSCO INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (JOBITECH), OBOSI
Brief Profile
The Salesians of Don Bosco is a religious congregation founded in 1854 by St. John Bosco – a Catholic priest from Turin, Italy in order to take care of young people especially the poor and the marginalized. His aim was to prepare them for life by teaching them various trades and forming in them strong religious values. The dream of Don Bosco was to extend his missionary work to Africa. No one imagined that this dream will manifest itself so fast, as his Salesians (Brothers and Fathers) continue his mission. Thanks to Don Egidio Vigano, sdb his 7th Successor, who facilitated the realization of this dream in Obosi.
The First Salesian Missionary, Don Riccardo Castellino arrived Onitsha on 31st January, 1989 (Don Bosco’s Feast Day). Meanwhile, Fr. Luc Van Looy, the Councilor for Salesian Mission then used to collaborate with the local, civil and religious authorities. He haven received invitation letter from Archbishop Stephen N. Ezeanya on 2nd February, 1987 started the Obosi Mission under Catholic Archdiocese of Onitsha. The Archbishop requested Salesians presence to address the needs of the young people especially the working class. Don Vittorio Albasini, sdb and Don Nicola Ciarapica, sdb also arrived Onitsha in 1989. They established a temporary Salesian Community in Obosi at 53Oraifite Street, Awada from where they work at ‘Iba Pope’ Parish.
On 22nd October, 1989, Don Gaetano Galbusera, the Provincial during his first canonical visit accompanied by Don Vittorio, Don Riccardo Castellino and Don Nicola, conducted an investigation on the site where the ‘Paradise in the Bush’ will be erected as the permanent Salesisan Community. Thanks to Monsignor Nathaniel Obiagba, who facilitated the realization of this dream! On 29th August, 1991, the Salesians moved from their temporal residence to their permanent Community at St John Bosco Youth Centre, Ibolo Obosi. Within this period, the first Machine Operators’ Course was managed by Mr. Robert Secosana a Filipino.
On 1st March, 1992, the foundation stone for the Vocational Training Centre dedicated to St. John Bosco was blessed by His Grace, Most Rev. Dr. S.N. Ezeanya, on the occasion of the commissioning of ST JOHN BOSCO YOUTH CENTRE by His Excellency, Chief Dr. Chukwuemeka Pius Ezeife (Governor of Anambra State). Rev. Bro. Carlo M. Bacalla was appointed the Director of Training and same year, the first set of 12 students started the 2-year course in industrial electricity. The aim was to select, prepare and form future local instructors from among the students.
At this initial stage, the Salesian Adriatic Province in Italy with the aid of some benefactors financed the construction of the present facilities and buildings, while the technical schools of this same organization supplied the first set of machinery and equipment for the training. In 1993, due to the necessity of acquiring more training equipment, the Salesians requested for technical assistances from their Mission Procure in Germany. They granted financial support for the center’s program and supplied the needed training equipment for 5 courses: Mechanical Technology, Industrial Electricity, Secretarial/ Business Studies, Typing and Tailoring.
In 1996, 110 students graduated from the Institute and after the first graduation, the Past Pupils’ Association was established. Later on, the Salesian Cooperators and Devotees of Mary Help of Christians Association (ADMA) also emerged from the John Bosco Youth Centre. Hence, the Institute consequently has produced many priests and brothers from among the students.
Since 1992, JOBITECH Obosi has been a stakeholder in technical education in Nigeria and has contributed to the wealth of technicians working in varied industries in the country. From 2016, the 5 Courses offered were reduced to 3 Courses, while the Institute also introduced a new Course in Renewable Energy (Solar) and fundamentals of engine.
Generally, our students/trainees are trained not just to be competent technicians, also to be honest citizens and good christians (as responsible people). Looking at our course titles, the Mechanical course offers training in bench work, metal fabrication, machining skills, CNC lathe/milling and fundamentals of engine. The course is an employable technical-vocational competence course in machining, manufacturing, industrial management and maintenance skills. In the Electrical course, the trainees perform installation in various electrical wiring methods, motor control/winding, energy generation and transmission, instrumentation, automation, etc. Under Renewable Energy; trainees are exposed to solar installation and maintenance. In Computer course, the trainees are trained in both hard/software; troubleshooting and maintenance, basic computer knowledge, programming, web designing, oracle, graphic and designing, etc.
The program also includes added courses that will build and enhance the communication skills, team spirit, personality and integrity building, making them competent technicians and safety conscious professionals. To complete their training, the trainees are sent for six month internship in industries and firms to translate the acquired skills into practical skills. JOBITECH training is a holistic training.
Identity of the Institution
As a Catholic Educational Institution, JOBITECH is a faith community whose ultimate goal is to assist students attain holiness of life through establishing and strengthening their relationship with God. JOBITECH is open to all faith and students must grow to commit themselves to service and social justice.
As a Nigerian Institution, it endeavours to form upright citizens, imbued with human values and ready to create a just and humane society.
As a Salesian School, it provides an ambient of a family modelled after St. John Bosco’s Oratory. It has the attributes of a church where students deepen their relationship with God; school where they learn life skills; playground where they socialize and celebrate life; and home where they feel welcomed.
As a Technology-Based Institute, it provides students with both theoretical and intense practical knowledge that is skill-based training and labour market relevant. Our graduates become life-long learners who are innovative and creative with great sense of faith, social justice and civic responsibility.
Educational Method
For Don Bosco, “education is a matter of the heart”! The students are helped to assume personal responsibility for who they become. We educate with Don Bosco’s Pedagogy (the Preventive System), which is constituted upon three pillars; REASON, RELIGION AND LOVING KINDNESS. By reason, we enlighten the students on the rationale behind our demands from them; by religion, we evangelize them to put God at the centre of their endeavours; and by loving–kindness, we promote mutual trust and respect manifesting the sense of gentleness, patience, joy and optimism.
Approval
The Institute received statutory approval from the Ministry of Education Anambra State on 23rd June, 1998; got the Federal Government Accreditation under the auspices of National Board for Technical Education (NBTE), Kaduna on 16th July, 1999; and also got recognition and approved examination centre from National Business and Technical Examinations Board (NABTEB) Benin City on the 14th December, 1999. Also, the Computer Department was given Approval by the Ministry of Education Anambra State on 21st November, 2001. In addition, the Salesians of Don Bosco running the Institute, being duly qualified, have been admitted as Corporate of the Nigeria Computer Society on the 22nd July, 2015. Our certificate of Incorporation as John Bosco Institute of Technology is in existence. The upgrading of the Institution (JOBITECH) to the awarding of National Diploma is in progress.
Ongoing Projects
JOBITECH as a TVET Centre of Excellence in technical training, green culture and best practices, has her activities coordinated by our regional body known as Don Bosco Tech Africa, headquartered in Nairobi, Kenya. The body links us to international agencies to enhance our TVET Centre trainings. Ongoing projects:
Global Program funded by BMZ (Germany) which comprises of Renewable Energy (Solar installation and Solar Lab for training, the Institute is powered fully by solar), Biogas Plant (generation of cooking gas from animal waste), Wastewater Management Plant (recycling of wastewater for reuse), Waste Management System (proper collection and segregation of wastes), and Tree Nursery (for tree planting). Through these activities, Jobitech has been established as a Green TVET Centre that promotes green culture.
SAAM project (Supporting Alliance for African Mobility) funded by European Commission/African Union of which Jobitech was validated as a partner. It is a pilot project, which seeks to connect African TVET Centres with European VET Centres for an exchange programme in knowledge, culture, best practices, etc. – we have had successful mobilities to Europe and Africa for both staff/students.
TEC project (Technical Education for Communities) coordinated by CUMMINS West Africa Ltd in collaborations with our industrial stakeholders. The project is to promote technical education, female technicians, creation of job opportunities, and giving back to the society; so we had the facelift of our workshops, hall, provision of some training equipment, scholarship opportunities for ladies in mechanical/electrical fields, etc.
VISION
To promote quality and transforming TVET and entrepreneurial training that empowers young people for personal and holistic development as responsible citizens for self-employment, employment services and professional services with the oratorian approach of Don Bosco.
MISSION
To align TVET with the evolving technology and labour market skill demands through innovative and quality TVET delivery for all-inclusive human, technical, vocational, professional and skill development according to the Preventive System of Don Bosco in partnership with lay collaborators and all stakeholders.
OUR MOTTO
The Institute’s motto: “per aspera ad astra”, a latin phrase translated as “through difficulties to the stars”. This has been explained as ‘through hard work, you make heaven’. As such, JOBITECH upholds hard work and commitment as the yardsticks toward achievement.
CORE VALUES
- Respect for the right and dignity of human person.
- Collective responsibility.
- Family Spirit.
- Hard work.
- Optimism and joyful celebration.
DON BOSCO VOCATIONAL TRAINING CENTRE KOKO KEBBI STATE
Introduction
Don Bosco Vocational Training Centre, Koko, Kebbi State, Nigeria, is a skill acquisition centre for young men and women of any religious background, who wish to be self reliant or those who wish to acquire a skill in fashion and design, computer science, electrical engineering and building and construction before or after furthering their education to the higher institution. The centre began training on 11 October, 2021, with her first batch of students who had their graduation ceremony on 13 October 2022. It was inaugurated on 23 January 2022, by Mt Rev. Dr. Bulus Dauwa Yohanna, the Catholic Bishop of Kontagora Diocese. The Centre is run by the Salesians of Don Bosco (SDB), a Catholic Congregation of men, who specialized in offering hope for the future to young people, especially the poor and abandoned once.
- General admission requirements
The general requirements for admission in Don Bosco Vocational Training Centre Koko, Kebbi State are:
- The Age of 15 and above.
- Any academic certificate, from primary to tertiary education. However, because of the poor educational condition of this part of the country, especially those in the villages, young people who have never been to school, but have attended the 3-year literacy courses organized by the parishes of the diocese are admitted.
- Baptismal Cards/Birth Certificate.
- Medical Report.
- Two Passport Photographs.
- Personal Voter’s Card (PVC) for the students who are 18 and above.
- Components of Curriculum packages:
Don Bosco Vocational Training Centre Koko, Kebbi State, runs four (4) departments, namely:
- Fashion and Design Department (Native and English Male and Female dresses)
- Computer Science Department (Typing skill, Microsoft Office, CorelDraw and Networking)
- Electrical Engineering Department (Domestic and Industrial Installations)
- Building and Construction Department (Architectural Drawings, Reading and Setting up Building Plans, Block Molding and Laying of Blocks)
- Prospectus to include: (For all: Writing materials)
- Fashion and Design: Sewing Materials including treads, needles, bobbing case, 10 materials for practicals (6 yards each).
- Computer Science: Laptop (optional), Smart phone, a pack of A4 paper.
- Electrical Engineering: Measuring tape (16 feet), a pair Safety boot, Contactor, Overload relay, Timer original, timer base, auxiliary cap, 13amps socket 5 pieces, patress box 5 pieces, a roll of 1.5mm2 wire twin, a roll of 1.5mm2 wire single, a pair of screw driver, a pliers, a drawing book.
- Building and Construction: Drawing Board, T-square, a pack of A4 paper, Drawing Pencil, Masking tape, eraser, razor or sharpener, measuring tape (16 feet), and mathematical set.
- Duration of each package:Training in DBVTC Koko, Kebbi State runs for six (6) months after which the students go for a 3-month work experience.
- Accommodation and Feeding (for both packages)
In DBVTC Koko, Kebbi State, there are two hostels, for male and female students. The students choose to either live in the hostel which within the school or come from outside the school. Those who choose to live the hostels are obliged to abide by the rules and regulations guiding the hostels, which include: Feeding themselves, no use of any gas or electric cooker, no steeling, no smoking or intake of anything alcoholic, male hostelers are never allowed to enter female hostel and vice versa, Catholic hostelers must attend weekday and Sunday Masses, and pray the rosary every evening, and have evening studies. They must provide themselves with sports wears and participate actively in the sports activities of the hostels, except on health reasons. Students in the hostels are allowed to go out of the school and church compound only on Fridays after school and on Saturdays after morning clean up. We provide students in the hostel with constant light and water.
- Training Fee: N14,000
- Hostel Fee: N6,000
After the six (6) months training experience, our students go for a 3-month work experience in companies and business centres. We help find places for work experience for students who are not able to find places for themselves. After the 3-month work experience, they have their graduation.
- Material Provisions to aid Learning experience:
In DBVTC Koko, Kebbi State, we provide students with the basic things they need for their training. There is steady electricity and water supply. Each department has a workshop and store containing the basic practical equipment for training.
The students of DBVTC Koko Kebbi State graduate with a diploma certificate, which is recognized by Don Bosco Technical and Vocational Education and Training. We are also working towards acquiring the National Vocational Training Diploma Certificate.
Don Bosco Stitches, Iju-Lagos
Don Bosco Stitches is a skills acquisition center located in Iju, Lagos, dedicated to empowering young girls and ladies with the art of tailoring. It is part of the larger training project titled “Post-COVID Relief through the Provision of Skills in Tailoring for Young Girls in Lagos and Ijebu Ode,” initiated by the Provincial Development Organism (PDO Antenna) Nigeria.
Since its commencement in November 2020, the project has been focused on providing young girls and ladies in Lagos and Ijebu Ode with essential tailoring skills. The first phase of the training, conducted from November 2020 to April 2021, successfully trained 10 beneficiaries in Lagos and 5 beneficiaries in Ijebu Ode. Building upon this success, the second phase trained 15 beneficiaries in Lagos over a span of three months, from June 2021 to August 2021, including a one-month internship program.
The training in its third phase, which began in October 2021 and continued till February 2022, aimed to equip young girls with the necessary skills to become self-dependent and improve their livelihoods. Recognizing the importance of practical application, at the end of each phase, the beneficiaries are blessed with startup items, enabling them to put their acquired knowledge into practice.
Don Bosco Stitches prides itself on its commitment to fostering independence and self-sufficiency among young girls. By providing comprehensive tailoring training, the center equips them with marketable skills that can lead to sustainable employment and entrepreneurship opportunities. Additionally, the center offers a supportive learning environment where individuals can flourish and develop their creative talents.
At Don Bosco Stitches, we believe in empowering young girls and ladies, enabling them to transform their lives through the power of skill acquisition. Through our comprehensive training and supportive environment, we strive to create a brighter future for these talented individuals, fostering self-dependence and improving livelihoods.
