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The Federal Science Equipment Centre (FSEC) staff Lagos, were recently trained by the Federal Government on performance enhancing skills to broaden their knowledge and to foster productivity.
The training had the theme “Fabrication and Production of Instructional Materials for Retooling of FME and Schools Laboratory Technicians on Production of Prototype of Simple School Science Equipment.”
Participants were trained on liquid soap, bleach, toilet wash, disinfectant and paint productions in the two-day event held in Lagos.
It aimed to arm participants with improved skills in production, enable them to train others and to boost the economy.
Speaking at the session, one of the resource persons, Mrs Farida Mohammed, told the trainees to ensure accurate material measurement to get quality products.
Mohammed, who trained staffers on liquid soap, bleach and disinfectant production, said that preservative additives should be added according to production duration to retain quality.
In his opening remarks, the FSEC Director, Engr Yekini Ismaila, described scientific laboratory as a working place for the conduct of scientific research that helps students to remember the concepts better and to transfer the experience to real-life situations with facility that provides controlled conditions in which scientific research, experiment and measurement may be performed.
According to him the Federal Government through the centre will continue to empower people in vocational and skill acquisition to enhance productivity.
“As participants I urge you to embrace the skills thought in the session, widen your knowledge and skills on latest breakthroughs and innovations for improvement,” he said.
The director said that the training was to enhance practical skills and techniques required in scientific research for the provision of hands-on experience to individuals for the opportunity to develop expertise in using laboratory equipment for conduction of experiments.
