Lagos trains youths on employment

The Lagos State Ministry of Wealth Creation and Employment has commenced its training programme for the unemployed youths.The programme is meant to develop employability skills and job opportunities among youths.

Receiving members of the National Youth Council of Nigeria (NYCN) Lagos State Chapter in his office, the Commissioner for Wealth Creation and Employment Mr. Babatunde Durosinmi-Etti said 305 youth enrolled for the training. Of this, he said, only 85 were qualified after their screening.

Durosinmi-Etti said the Ministry and the West African Vocational Education (W.A.V.E) said the training would last three weeks.

During the training, he said participants would be equipped with soft skills and prepare for entry level jobs within the hospitality, wholesale and retail industry.

According to him, plans are ongoing with an Information technology talent accelerator firm to train additional 250 youths, across the five divisions  of the state for three months in  the next quarter.

Though everyone has equal opportunity to access the various employment training programme initiated by the Ministry, Durosinmi-Etti emphasised that the selection process will be competitive, as candidates will be chosen  based on their  performance and creativity.

He called on the youth to take advantage of the opportunity at their disposal by coming up with ideas and eschew good character. These qualities, he maintained, would enable them harness the opportunities provided by the ministry.

He reiterated that attempts to promote youth initiatives in the state failed because it wasn’t inclusive. Since the government could not provide jobs for all citizens, the commissioner said it would continue to engage the private sector, especially small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to create job opportunities and expand wealth creation outlets.

Earlier, the leader of the youth team, Ambassador Olayinka Oresile said the Executive members of the Youth Council of Nigeria, Lagos Chapter representing came on a fact finding mission on the entrepreneurship programme of the Ministry and how youths can take advantage of such opportunities.

Source- thenationonlineng.net