The CEO of Excellent Academy Education Services (EXACAD), Dr. (Mrs.) Oluwatoyin Kolawole said the education consulting firm was created to provide an effective platform for the country’s future leaders.
In an interview with journalists, the educationist and school proprietor said the challenges faced by admission seekers have made it difficult for many aspiring students to enter the university of their choice.
She expressed optimism that the collaboration with universities has opened up opportunities for many students to gain admission and begin academic programmes in different disciplines.
“We prepare students for all programmes and advise students on what to do. Our partnership with universities is a journey we have embarked on, and we are not looking back.
“EXACAD focuses on positive action, which breeds confidence. EXACAD is a place where you get it all, get it straight, pull out the barricades to have whatever you want, and become what you want to become.”
Giving an insight into how the idea started, she said that as an educationist, coupled with her interest in moulding lives, she discovered many flaws in the performance of students who were prepared for university without deep knowledge of what they were going to the university to do.
Kolawole added that some students arrive at the university half-baked and unfinished, which can lead to societal problems.
She then created a platform for interested parents and students who seek counselling and mentoring to mend and reconstruct their lives before choosing a career.
“Our education gurus, career counsellors, and sound lecturers can foster higher education achievement by breaking all barriers and filtering the students’ study mode to get the right discipline that will open the gate for immediate employment as they get admission easily with no delay.
“While studying at the university of their choice, during vacation, we place our students through a program called knowledge add-up (in our business terminology). We arrange work for them in different places to work, get paid, and gain more experience in the discipline that they have chosen.
“Our program includes diploma, higher diploma, conversion, and certified career courses (Top Up).
“Adult students, especially the working class, have a choice of online classes when upgrading their profile through the Professional Development Certified Career Courses,” she said.
