NBTE moves to end labour union, other conflict

The National Board for Technical Education (NBTE) has disclosed plans to end incessant conflicts between labour union and the management of Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) institutions in the country.

The board’s Executive Secretary, Dr. Masa’udu Kazaure, while speaking at the opening of a three-day workshop on Labour and Management Relations in Polytechnics, Monotechnics and Similar Institutions yesterday in Kaduna said the measure was to ensure harmonious work place that guarantees satisfaction of workers and employers’ aspirations crucial for enhanced productivity.

He explained that the workshop was organised by the board in collaboration with Projektlink Konsult Limited with the theme, “Enhancing Best Practices in Management-Labour Unions Relations in TVET Sector”.

Kazaure, who was represented by board’s Director of Human Resource, Malam Ja’afaru Abubakar, said the main objective was to maintain better management-union relationship in TVET institutions in the country.

He said: “As you are aware, labourmanagement conflict has become a feature of Nigerian Institutions in recent past.

“There have been incessant conflicts between labour unions and management of respective TVET institutions. It is expected that labour and management should work harmoniously together, with a view to achieving common goals of the institutions, however, in most cases, labour and management tend to have divergent views.”