The Bauchi Area office of the Industrial Training Fund
(ITF), on Thursday, graduated 500 youths in Gombe who were trained on
various skills acquisition...
The youths received training in diverse skills such as
tailoring, knitting, making of pomade, soap, morning fresh and shampoo,
hair dressing saloon and carpentry.
Director General (DG) ITF, Mr. Joseph Ari, said the
programme is one of the President Muhammadu Buhari’s policies on job
creation and wealth generation.
“The policy is aimed at ensuring that as many youth are equipped with skills for employability and entrepreneurship.
“I am pleased to inform you that, according to our
tracking and monitoring system, over 70 per cent of beneficiaries are
now gainfully employed and successful entrepreneurs,” he said.
The DG, represented at the event by Malam Isiaku Shehu,
Director Technical and Vocational Skill ITF, said the commitment of the
Federal Government and ITF to skill acquisition was aware of the dark
and bleak future that lies in wait if urgent and proactive steps are not
taken particularly in youth empowerment and other vulnerable groups.
He said, according to projection, by the year 2050 Nigeria
population will be 500 million and youth will be majority of the
number.
“We need to empower them, to become gainfully employed and employers of labor, “he said.
In his welcome speech, Malam Yaya Manu, ITF Bauchi Zonal
office, Area Manager said the trainees were trained for three months
from April to July. He expressed gratitude to Gombe government for
providing a conducive atmosphere for ITF.
Manu called on the state government to provide starter kits for the youth to enable them set up their business.
Malam Shamsudeen Abdullahi, who spoke on behalf of the
beneficiaries, commended ITF for equipping them with various skills,
calling on the state government to provide a starter kits for them.
Declaring the training closed, Gombe State Commissioner
for Youth Empowerment, Malam Faruk Yarma, said those that participated
in the training would soon be given starter kits to set up their
business.
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