The National Directorate of Employment (NDE) has begun training of youths in waste recycling under the Public Works Scheme (PWS) in Taraba State.
Director General of the agency, Malam Abubakar Fikpo, while flagging off the training program in Jalingo on Friday said that the initiative aimed at providing skills to unemployed youths in waste recycling as an aspect of achieving Waste to Wealth in Nigeria.
Represented by Alhaji Shehu Danjuma, the DG explained that the scheme will provide a source of livelihood to the youths through the recycling of waste resources for present and future generations.
He explained that the training orientation would also help improve the standard of living of most Nigerian youths and impact positively on climate change in their environments.
According to the DG, the scheme was designed to provide skills in various components of waste recycling to the youths and also empower them to be self-reliant after the three months duration of the training.
He urged participants to take advantage of the opportunity to become self-reliant and be employers of labour in society.
The Director General commended President Muhammadu Buhari for adopting the initiative and ensuring its full implementation towards job creation.
In her remark, Hajia Jumai Umar, Head of the Public Works Scheme Department disclosed that 30 participants were drowned from 16 local government areas of the state for the scheme.
She noted that participants would be deployed to various organisations to learn skills in waste recycling and management and a N10, 000 monthly stipends would be paid to participants within the training duration.
A participant Iliyasu Mohammed, who spoke on behalf of other participants commended the federal government for the initiative, he assured that they would make Nigerians proud after the training.
