FG redesign ITF training programme to equip 2 million youth annually says ITF Boss

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ITF Director General, Dr. Mrs. Juliet Chukkas-Onaeko

From Benjamin A Ameh, Lagos

The federal government has introduced various policies to reform the economy in other to place it on sustainable economic growth and stability.

The Industrial Training Fund (ITF), has trained 74, 000 young Nigerians in different technical and vocational trade, its Director General, Dr. Mrs. Juliet Chukkas-Onaeko, has said.

The DG, who disclosed this during a stakeholders’ engagement forum in Abuja, said that the programme is ongoing.

Chukkas-Onaeko, therefore appealed to the stakeholders for support and collaboration to consolidate on the ongoing training programmes in the different sectors of the economy.

The DG disclosed that “So far, 74, 000 young Nigerians have been trained in different technical and vocational trade areas. Most of the trainees secured employment immediately after completion of their training, while a large number of them have established businesses of their own and are doing well.”

“The Technical Skills Development Program is being run using facilities of employers in different parts of the country and ITF Skills Training Centres. So far, over 2,300 trainees have benefitted from this partnership.

“We have also entered into technical collaboration with Cement Technology Institute of Nigeria (CTIN), for the training of craftsmen and Artisans in the construction industry.”

“As a proactive organization, we have acquired four mobile workshops to complement our existing industrial skills Training Centres. These will increase accessibility to skills training in all nooks and crannies of the country and ensure that our young men and women acquire relevant skills to fit into existing and new jobs.

“The ITF has also refocused its training programme to equip 2 million youth annually with employable and life skills required for self and paid employment. We hope that the outcome will be drastic reduction in unemployment and restiveness across the country,” she added.

 


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