ITF trains 74,000 youths in technical, vocational Skills

The Industrial Training Fund (ITF), has trained 74, 000 young Nigerians in different technical and vocational skills, said Director General, Mrs. Juliet Chukkas Onaeko. Speaking at a stakeholders’ engagement forum in Lagos, themed: “Zero Oil Policy and Economic Growth: The ITF Perspective,” Onaeko said that the training programme was ongoing.
According to her “So far, 74, 000 young Nigerians have been trained in different technical and vocational trade areas. Some of the trainee 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 benefited 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.”
She said the Federal Government has introduced various policies to reform the economy in other to place it on sustainable economic growth and stability.” Explaining further she said “ 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 two 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.” Additionally, she said most of the trainees secure employment immediately after completion of their training, while large number of them have established businesses on their own and are doing well.
She appealed to the stakeholders for support and collaboration to consolidate on the ongoing training programmes in the different sectors of the economy. “This laudable programme is on-going and we need your support and collaboration to strengthen and consolidate it,” she said.


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