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NDE Skills acquisition trainees
By Akanji Alowolodu, Bauchi
A total of 130 women in Bauchi state are to undergo a 5-day training on various vocational skills by the National Directorate of Employment (NDE).
The training commenced on Monday at the NDE skills acquisition center in Bauchi.
While speaking at the commencement of the training, the Director General of NDE, Malam Abubakar Fikpo, said that the directorate has made available the sum of N3,250,000 loan to all the trainees as their start-up capital.
He added that the training was being carried out under the ‘Women Empowerment Branch’ (WEB) of the Small Scale Enterprises Department of the NDE which was designed to take Nigerians out of poverty and make them employers of labour.
The NDE DG who was represented by the Bauchi state Coordinator, Mr Lawan Yaya, explained that each of the 130 women would have access to the sum of N25,000 to ease them start their own small businesses after the training.
Abubakar Fikpo also said that the age bracket of the trainees ranged from 18 to 35 years and urged them to take the training very seriously.
According to him, “If they are to go and pay for this kind of training, I doubt if you will be able to get about ten women who would be able to foot the bill for this training.Therefore, they should be up and doing and be serious about the training,”.
Speaking earlier, Director, Small Scale Enterprises Department, NDE, Headquarters, Mr Sunday Apakasa said that the DG was magnanimous enough to sum up so many skills to train the beneficiaries on.
Sunday Apakasa, who was represented by Senior Enterprise Development Officer, NDE, Headquarters, Mrs Justina Akoji highlighted that the skills to include tye and dye, perfume, learning how to stone clothes, make up, headgear tying and event decorations which he said were the money bags of the day.
He said that, “They are also going to be learning about organic products. Not everything you’ve to go to pharmacies and shops to buy drugs while we have natural herbs and spices that can do wonders.These are but few among all other skills they would be trained on” .
Sunday Apakasa added that, “The beneficiaries should count themselves privileged to have been selected to attend this training because out of many people only these numbers were selected” .
“They should take it seriously as the D-.G had made available the startup capital for them as well as the transport fare throughout the period of the training. If they are wise, they would be attentive, learn effectively what they are about to be taught and then put it into use,” he said.
He then urged the beneficiaries not to divert their startup capital for a different purpose, adding that they would make it big even by starting with little.
One of the beneficiaries, Mrs Hajara Abubakar, who spoke on behalf of all, appreciated the NDE and promised to pay maximum attention as well as making judicious use of the start-up capital.
