20m ITF trainees driving economy, agency claims
Moses Oyediran, Enugu
The Industrial Training Fund (ITF) says it has trained over 20 million Nigerians who are currently driving key sectors of the economy.
Director General and Chief Executive of ITF, Sir. Joseph Ari made this known in a press briefing/retainership exploratory interface with the Enugu state chapter of Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) in Enugu.
Ari noted that the feat was due to the policy direction of President Muhammadu Buhari.
“Despite this clearly challenging and no doubt tasking mandate, it vigorously pursued its realization by training over 20million Nigerians that are today manning key sectors of the national economy.
“From our skills intervention programmes, which are accessible to all Nigerian particularly the youth, to our tailor-made skills acquisition and other direct training services that are implemented by our 43 industrial skills training centres and area offices nationwide, we are continually and constituently driving Nigeria to be amongst the skill hub of the world.
“Despite our achievements, in line with the policy direction of President Buhari, the ITF re-articulated and refocused its activities with greater emphasis on skills acquisition in order to create jobs to stem rampant unemployment and breed a new generation of entrepreneurs in order to transform the economic landscape of the country,” he said.
The director-general who was represented by the Head of the Enugu Area office, Mrs. Ijeoma Yahaya, expressed delight over the achievements of the fund within the two years of the new initiative programme.
