The Federal Government Sunday said it is targeting 9,500 youths in the first phase of its Youth Empowerment Programme across the country.
Acting Director General and Executive/Chief Executive Officer of the Industrial Training Fund (ITF), Mr. Dickson Onuoha disclosed this Sunday in Abakaliki during the flag off of the 5th phase of the programme.
He said the first phase of the programme will cover 18 states, including the FCT, with 500 youths expected to be trained in each state.
He listed the areas where the states’ beneficiaries will be trained to include: tailoring and weaving, welding and fabrication, carpentry and joinery, shoe and bag making and masonry and block laying.
According to him, these trade areas were carefully selected based on their anticipated value addition to the citizens of the state and the potentials to provide sustainable means of livelihood.
– New Telegraph
