From Umar Dankano,Yola.
The National Directorate of Employment,NDE, has commenced a three(3) months special scheme skills acquisition empowerment training for 20 youths in Adamawa state.
Declaring the training officially opened in Garkida town of Gombi local government area Wednesday, Director General of the Directorate,Mallam Abubakar Nuhu Fikpo announced that the Directorate would be undertaking the training through implementation of its community based business training scheme (CBBTS) in the state.
Fikpo who was represented at the occasion by the state Coordinator of the Directorate,Mallam Ibrahim Jimada Mohammed stressed that the scheme focuses on social, structural and physical environmental developmental inequalities targeting at unemployed youths in the societies.
Fikpo added that, implementation of the scheme considers involvement of community members,organisional Representatives and employers of labour as critical stakeholders.
“This,the community based businesses are socially and environmentally responsible where they are driven by the desire to reinvest in the community as a way to strengthen it.
“And they are people centred where collaboration,partnership, advocacy,and co-creation and priority.
“This cycle of empowerment will last for three (3) months and is on five(5) skill sets selected by the members of the benefiting community including;Trailoring, Plumbing, Electrical Installation,Welding and Carpentry”.
Fikpo advised the participants to be serious about the training with a view to use the knowledge to be impacted on them to the benefits and development of their communities,state and country as a whole.
