NDE trains 76,300 youths

The National Directorate of Employment (NDE) said 76,300 unemployed youths were currently benefitting from a special vocational skills training across the country.

Its Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Coordinator, Mrs Edna Ofordile, made this known yesterday in Abuja at the Orientation of 2000 basic Open National Apprenticeship Scheme (NOAS).

Mrs Ofordile said 2,000 are currently being trained in Abuja.

She explained that the NOAS training was the programme organised by the Director-General, Mr Nasiru Mohammed to respond to the rapid growth of unemployment in the country and technological development in the world.

According to her, the NDE management has approved the recruitment and training of 76,300 trainees nationwide, adding that each state has been mandated to recruit and train 2,000 unskilled men and women.

She said the cosmetology training which is ongoing would last for two weeks.

“At the end, the trainees would be able to produce bar soap, bath soap, liquid soap, body cream, dettol, air freshener and lots more.

“The three months intensive training in other skills like interior decoration, catering and GSM repairs would commence immediately after the two weeks training.”

Ofordile promised that the NDE FCT would engage the services of counsellors/motivational speaker and successful entrepreneurs to counsel, motivate and supervise the trainees.

The coordinator urged the trainees to be attentive and imbibe knowledge that would help transform them to employer of labour at the end of the training.

She, however, commended the FCT administration and all stakeholders for responding to their request to solve unemployment problem and move the country on the path of growth and economic recovery.

 

 

 

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