From Olanrewaju Lawal, Birnin Kebbi
The Director-General of the National Directorate of Employment (NDE), Mallam Abubakar Nuhu Fikpo, has flagged off a training and orientation ceremony for the 630 unemployed youths in Kebbi State who are going through different vocational skills training in the state.
Fikpo, who flagged off the training in Birnin Kebbi, explained that the exercise would last for three months.
The DG said that the training would be conducted under two Schemes of the Vocational Skills Development Department (VSD) namely: Basic National Open Apprenticeship Scheme (BNOAS) and Advanced National Open Apprenticeship Scheme (ANOAS).
Fikpo, represented by NDE Kebbi State Coordinator Alhaji Abdullahi Machika, stated that: “The NDE has started the training of 630 unemployed youths in different Skill sets in Kebbi State. The training would be conducted under two Schemes of the Vocational Skills Development Department (VSD) namely: Basic National Open Apprenticeship Scheme (BNOAS) and Advanced National Open Apprenticeship Scheme (ANOAS).
“Under the BNOAS, 420 unemployed youths would be trained in Fashion design, carpentry, beads making, knitting barbing among others. While under ANOAS, 210 unemployed youths would be trained in interior decoration, event management, tiling, and computer repairs among other vocational skills available.”
The NDE DG disclosed that the trainees were drawn from all the 21 local government areas of the state which comprises males and females.
He urged them to utilise the opportunity before them in order to be self-reliant and becomes employers of labour.