Most youths are unemployable because they lack skills – NDE
Story from Ibraheem HAMZA
The Director-General of National Directorate, (NDE) Mallam Abubakar Nuhu Fikpo has alleged that most Nigerian youth and women are unable to secure jobs because they do not have the requisite skills.
The DG made the assertion at the Basic Non-Apprentice Scheme, (B-NOAS) training held in Kaduna.
The NDE boss represented at the event by the acting Coordinator in Kaduna, Madam Victoria W. Dada however reassured that the directorate has a passionate heart to empower unemployed youths and women on skills acquisition.
According to her, ” The NDE has trained and disbursed skills equipment to youths who completed its resettlement skills acquisition program.
“These youths are being provided with equipment to enable them to start their own business/workshops.” She said.
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Madam Vichese M. Dada said that unemployment which has taken a new face globally has degenerated into worrisome proportions in and outside Nigeria.
School leavers and graduates of Nigerian tertiary institutions appear to be most adversely bit by this development.
She said that the orientation of quick fix demand-driven skills training and disbursement of resettlement of equipment to youths in Kaduna State is timely as the youth responded according.
The NDE is mandated for the training of unemployed persons especially youths and women in various vocational trades. The aim is to equip them with marketable and functional skills to enable them earn salaries or become self-employed.
One of the beneficiaries, Abdullahi Shuaibu said, ” I have been trained as a Computer operator and I have been given Computer and its peripherals to start a business centre.”
The graduands have been taught, Tailoring, barbing, satellite installation, computer, car maintenance and electrical repairs.
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