Sokoto NDE To Train 636 Unemployed Youths

As the second phase of the Renewed Hope Employment Initiative is set to begin, the National Directorate of Employment (NDE) in Sokoto has disclosed that 636 youths would be trained on vocational, agricultural and entrepreneurial skills.

The three-month training, to be handled by the Public Works Sector of the NDE, requires interested persons to register online or contact their office in Sokoto for assistance or guidance.

Speaking on the benefits of skills and commencement date for the online registration, Sokoto State NDE acting coordinator, Lukman Abubakar, said the 3-month skills programme entails over 30 different sets of skills to be learnt, adding applicants should visit the NDE site from 28th July to 11th August, 2015, to register online.

While appealing to unemployed and unskilled youths across the state to take advantage of the opportunity and apply in good time, Lukman said, the NDE is deeply committed to promoting the massive job creation mandate of the President Bola Ahmed Tinubu-led administration through the Renewed Hope Employment Initiative (RHEI).

“This job creation initiative of the NDE is promoting the Renewed Hope Agenda of President Bola Tinubu administration and will provide starts up capital, equipment and working tools at the end of the training while other participants will be linked to credit granting institutions to access loans that will enable them commence medium or large scale businesses,” Lukman enthused.

According to Lukman, some of the skills to be learned, include, digital skills, poultry, fishery, leather works, fashion design, hardware and phone repairs, beauty therapy, electrical installation, solar installation, baking and confectionery, carpentry, plumbing, tie and dye, interior decoration, hairdressing, amongst others.

On total number of persons to be engaged across the country, the director general of NDE, Silas Agara said a total of 21,782 unskilled and unemployed Nigerians will be engaged in the 3-month training.

“In line with the Spirit of the Renewed Hope Agenda, the National Directorate of Employment has concluded plans to engage 21,782 unskilled and unemployed persons across the country in the second phase of the Renewed Hope Employment Initiative (RHEI) of NDE”.