By Joyce Remi-Babayeju
Federal Government has approved the training of 50,000 non graduate N-Power beneficiaries under the N- Build programme by four agencies.
The Federal Executive Council, FEC, took the decision yesterday to approve a 9 months training of programme for the beneficiaries by the National Institute of Transport Technology NITT, Industrial Training Fund ITF, National Institute for Hospitality and Tourism and the Hydraulic Equipment Development Institute HEDI.
Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development Sadiya Umar Farouq who made this announcement said that the ministry is coordinating the implementation of the National Social Investment Programme (NSIP) in line with its mandate of alleviating poverty, social inclusion and youth empowerment.
Farouq said, “This N-Build is under the N-Power cluster of programmes managed by NSIP targets unemployed non-graduates, adding that the proposed training is a continuation of N-Build training that started in 2017 with every batch of N-Power trainees.”
She explained that the Ministry has reviewed the N-Build programm
as relevant to the Job Creation/Poverty Reduction agenda of the Federal Government.
According to the Minister the trainer Institutes were carefully considered and chosen in line with the objective of the N-Power and based on their capacities to train, assess, certify and guide candidates towards achieving the National Skills Qualifications (NSQs) of the N-Build Programme”.
The proposed training programme comprises three (3)months of
in-centre class training, six (6) months for apprenticeship, post Apprenticeship, mentorship with provision of Starter Packs and assessment leading to the award of National Board for Technical Education (NBTE) Certification.
Meanwhile, the poll N-Build apprenticeship programme will be coordinated across the 36 States and FCT and centres in almost 350 Local Government Areas.
The National Institute for Hospitality and Tourism will provide professional and technical skills upgrade training programmes for the beneficiaries in Baking, Cooking/ catering, House- keeping and Mixology as well as all areas of Hospitality and Tourism directly and indirectly connected to it , while the Industrial Training Fund ITF will train beneficiaries in Electrical, Masonry, Plumbing and Carpentry.
The training services in Automobile and Agritech Tracks will be handled by the National Institute of Transport Technology NITT while the Hydraulic Equipment Development Institute HEDI will empower beneficiaries in welding and Fabrication, Electrical Fittings and Plumbing.
