The National Directorate of Employment has commenced business training for unemployed graduates in Adamawa State.
The state NDE Coordinator, Isma’ila Abubakar, made this known in a statement on Thursday in Yola.
Abubakar said that the training, known as “Start and Grow Your Business”, has commenced with 48 participants.
Abubakar said that the training was to inculcate the spirit of entrepreneurship, the dignity of productive labour and opportunities for broad based economic development and employment generation through enterprise creation among unemployed graduates.
Abubakar said that after the training, the participants were expected to write feasibility reports to qualify them to access loan facilities to start their businesses.
The coordinator said that the directorate had, in line with its objective of fighting unemployment, recruited 120 youths in each of the three Senatorial districts to undergo five months training in seven trades under the Basic National Open Apprenticeship Scheme.
He listed the seven trades as hair dressing, interior decorations, electrical installations, plumbing, GSM repairs as well as computer operations and maintenance.
The coordinator also said that 25 trainees were recruited for environmental beautification training scheme.
Isma’ila Abubakar said: “They were since posted to their various master trainers to undergo three months training on hard and soft landscaping.”
He reiterated the directorate’s commitment to job creation through training and called on all stakeholders, particularly the state and local governments for support to succeed.
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