ITF trains 11,000 beneficiaries on 2020 skills devt programme

 

As part of its efforts to provide Nigerians with technical skills for job and wealth creation, the Industrial Training Fund (ITF) has trained and given out starter-packs to 11,100 beneficiaries at the 2020 National Industrial Skills Development Programme (NISDP). 

The Director General/ Chief Executive of ITF, Sir Joseph Ari at the closing ceremony of the 2020 National Industrial Skills Development Programme (NISDP) on Thursday in Abuja said the impact of these programmes served to boost all sectors of the economy and drastically reduced poverty and unemployment.

Undeterred by the ripple effects of the pandemic that has severely impacted economies across the globe, Sir Ari assured that the Government has persisted with its developmental policies. 

He explained that under this phase of the NISDP, thousands of  Nigerian youths were trained nationwide in three trades namely: Tailoring, Cosmetology and Information and Communication Technology. 

“Thousands of others were equally trained in other skills acquisition programmes including the Special Skills Development Programme (SSDP), the Federal Government Skills Empowerment Programme (FEGOSEP), the Info-Tech Skills Empowerment Programme (ISEP) and, the Agri-Preneurship Training Programme (ATP) amongst others. the Special Skills Development Programme (SSDP), the Federal Government Skills Empowerment Programme (FEGOSEP), the Info-Tech Skills Empowerment Programme (ISEP) and, the Agri-Preneurship Training Programme (ATP) amongst others. 

Also, the Minister of State for Industry, Trade and Investment, Ambassador Mariam Yalwaji Katagum said in recognition of the dangers they pose, the Federal Government has been implementing a number of initiatives and policies intended to reverse this trend and also wean this country from dependence on oil, through economic diversification. 

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