The National Directorate of Employment has commenced one-day Phase Two orientation and induction course on youth transformation for 21 unemployed youths in Kebbi State.
This was made known at the opening ceremony of the programme by the State Coordinator of the Scheme in the state, Mr Ambianto Francis, who stood in for the Director General of NDE, Abubakar Nuhu Fikpo.
In his address, he urged the 21 youths participating in the training to pay more attention to the programme, which, he said will equip them to become employers of labour.
He explained that these twenty-one participants should consider themselves fortunate to be among the few youths chosen from the teeming population of unemployed youths in the state.
“Respect your trainers as you would expect them to respect you. A register shall be opened for your attendance, in which you must achieve 50 per cent attendance.
“Failure to meet this 50 per cent requirement will not be beneficial, as no certificate of attendance shall be given to errant trainees.”
Malam Fikpo noted that another phase of the programme, which is Phase Three, shall be launched because NDE believes in continuous training and skill acquisition for Nigerian youths.
Also speaking, Hajia Jemila Suleiman from the NDE Headquarters in Abuja, who represented the Director of Training Programmes, called on the participants to take the training very seriously throughout its six-month duration.
She stressed that the training would transform them, adding that after their training, they would be able to become employers of labour in their various communities.
“When you start your own business, people around you will be impressed because you have made an impact towards transforming from unemployed to an employer, which nobody can take away from you,” she said.
The six-month training will cover various skills such as hairdressing, tailoring, shoe and bag making, cosmetology, perfume making, home dressing, and gardening, among others.
