The National Directorates of Employment (NDE) says it was willing and ready to partner with individual and groups toward jobs creation in the country.
Isa Abdu, director incharge of Vocational Skills Development (VSD) in the agency stated this at the orientation course organized for 63 youth and women on life skills training held in Yola, Adamawa State.
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Abdu who was represented by Dr Abdulhakeem Abdulkareem, Assistant Chief Training Office, said it was no longer a news that the rate of unemployment was in the increase nationwide.
He said that the Federal Government was fully committed and determined to create employments opportunities through its various initiatives.
According to him, NDE’s mission was inline with State Development Goals (SDG) of eradicating hunger, poverty and unemployment.
He called on the beneficiaries to understand that future belongs to those who acquire skills for self sustainability and job creators.
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The Director added that at the end of the training empowerment packages would be provided to the participants for them to establish their own businesses.
Earlier the Director General (DG), Malam Abubakar Fikpo represented by the acting coordinator NDE Adamawa, Malam Nuhu Bello said the aimed of the training was to reduce rate of unemployment and create wealth
He called on the beneficiaries to actively participate and cooperate with the master trainers to succeed.
Aminu Mohammed, Head of Department (HOD) VSD in Adamawa, said that the beneficiaries would be trained on various skills which includes; catering, fashion design, aluminum fabrication and knitting.
He congratulated the participants for being among the lucky ones and charged them to concerntrate on the training and judicious utilization of the acquired skills.
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Mr Hassan Umar, who spoke on behalf of the participants thanked and appreciated the Federal Government for the training.
He assured that they would put the knowledge acquired in to practice for them to be successful in their respective vocation as well as generate employment.
