Skills acquisition: Kogi Government opens portal for Youths to acquire skills in various trades.
In his determination and commitment to eradicate poverty and create jobs for the teeming youths , the Agency for Informal and vocational Education in the Ministry of Education has created a portal for the registration of interested candidates who wish to be trained in various Vocations.
This was disclosed in a Press release signed by Dr. Aminu Atabor, Senior Special Assistant to the Governor on Non Formal Education and made available to Journalists on Thursday in Lokoja.
Dr. Atabor disclosed that the following programmes are available at the various training centres the Ministry is partnering with.
1) interior design/decoration
2) Graphic Design
3) Computer Applications
4) Software Development
5) Fishery and Poultry
6) Automobile/Mechanics
7) Furniture making
8) Sewing/Tailoring/Fashion designs
9) Phone repairs/Accessories
10) Hairdressing/Stylist
11) Electrical/Electronics
12) Cake and Confectionaries
13) CCTV Installations
14) Building and Erosion Controls.
15) Cybersecurity training
16) Nomadic Education/Animal Rearing
17) Photography/filming and cinematic
18) Woodworks
19) Soap making/Cosmetics.
20 Leather works/ Shoe making
Atabor said forms are available at the Office of the Senior Special Assistant to the Governor on Informal and Vocational Education at the State Ministry of Education for FREE.
In addition to acquiring relevant skills, reduction in unemployment, crimes and criminalities amongst the youths population is the major target.
While calling on youths to leverage on the opportunity to improve their social economic fortunes and to be financial independent, the Agency has opened a portal for those not living in the state capital, stressing that those within Lokoja should visit Headquarters, Ministry of Education in Lokoja.
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