ITF, partners graduate 50 youths on ICT, vocational skills in Bauchi
Story from Najibullahi ADAMU, Bauchi
The Industrial Training Fund (ITF), in collaboration with the Nigeria Employers’ Consultative Association (NECA) and Bright Information Technology Academy Azare, Bauchi State, has graduated 50 selected youths who trained in Information Communication Technology (ICT) and some vocational skills in Bauchi State.
Speaking at the graduation ceremony, the training manager, Ahmad Shehu Hassan, explained that the training was under the Technical Skills Development Project (TSDP) of the ITF and partners.
According to him, TSDP is a joint initiative designed to promote the availability of manpower with appropriate technical and vocational skills to meet the identified needs of industries and the economy.
“ITF-NECA, TSDP is a perfect model example of a Public-Private Partnership, which is leveraging on the government’s effort to address unemployment in our country.
“For over 10 years, the TSDP has become a critical intervention project, not only contributing to skills development but also to the reduction of the high unemployment rate and other social vices in Nigeria”, Shehu stated.
Shehu, who is also the managing director, Bright Information Technology Academy Azare, said that the 50 individuals were trained across four trade areas such as web design and development, graphics design, mobile application development and video editing.
He added that the program has equipped the trainees with the skills and knowledge necessary to succeed in the increasingly technological world we live in.
Also speaking, Director of Technical and Vocational Skills Training, Mrs Lami Dakwak who represented both the Director-General of ITF, Joseph Ari and the Director-General of NECA, Mr Adewale Oyerinde, commended the resource persons that took the students through the last four months course, saying they had contributed towards reducing unemployment in Nigeria.
She also advised the trainees to make good use of the skills acquired and put them into practice.
