Directorate of employment trains 100 youths JATTU-Uzairue – The National Directorate of Employment, (NDE) has embarked on the training of 100 youths in Etsako West II constituency of Edo State under the Rural Agricultural Development Training Scheme (RADTS) of the Rural Employment Promotion Programme. The training programme is under the auspices of the member representing the constituency and the Majority Leader in the state House of Assembly, Hon. Philip Shaibu. The training which is expected to last for three months, according to the state Co-ordinator of NDE, Ayo Edegbai was informed by the need to create alternative means of employment for youths in the agricultural sector in the locality in view of the dwindling oil resource of the country. It involves one month theoretical and two months practical training in crop production animal husbandry, crop processing/rural technology upgrading and agro services with a view to enhancing productivity, increased income and improvement in the standard of living. The NDE is expected to provide participants with better productive skills, improved farming techniques, new processing and storage methods as well as help them to identify viable markets within and outside Nigeria through one of the directorate’s scheme. Speaking at the occasion, Speaker of the state House of Assembly, Hon. Uyi Igbe expressed the need to curb restiveness and unemployment among Nigerian youths through sustainable agricultural programme driven by Public-Private-Partnership (PPP). He noted that agriculture being a fundamental pre-condition for economic development has the potential of a signpost from which a nation’s development can commence. While urging participants to take advantage of the inherent benefits of the programme, the Speaker stated it is a known fact that government alone cannot meet all the job requirements of its citizens. In this regard, he said government has put machinery in place to resuscitate all moribund farm settlements in the state through the implementation of the House resolution on the reactivation of all farms in the state. On his part, Hon. Philip Shaibu noted that it was high time Nigeria shifted its attention from mono-economy which is predicated on over reliance on crude oil and refocus on private sector driven economy which sustainability of agricultural policy is crucial to its survival. According to the Majority Leader, the trainees, upon the completion of the training will be guided on how to access soft revolving loans from financial institutions through the intervention of the Commissioner for Agriculture. These Loans according to Hon. Shaibu would enable them start their agricultural businesses which would see them giving employment and trainings to others. The Commissioner for Agriculture, Hon. Abdul Oroh in his remarks assured of preparedness of his ministry to provide assistance to the trainees in accessing loans upon the completion of the programme to enable them practice the knowledge gained from the training as part of the resolve of the state government to complement the effort of NDE.
Posted on: Mon, 29 Jul 2013 11:56:09 +0000
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