By Our Reporter
German Development Agency, GIZ, on Tuesday inaugurated a committee to facilitate the technical training for 1,500 Nigerian youths from May 2019 to June 2020.
The committee comprises representatives of partner institutions of GIZ who have been trained by the German agency from 2017 to 2018.
The event was held at the Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library (OOPL) in Abeokuta, the Ogun capital.
The Project Coordinator, Patricia Kormawa, said at the ceremony that GIZ in collaboration with C. Woerman, a German private outfit in Nigeria, is facilitating the training on the platform of the Skills Development for Youth Employment (SKYE).
Kormawa explained that the training is aimed at enhancing the employability of Nigerian job seekers and employees of micro, small and medium enterprises in the construction, agriculture and automotive industries.
“The main benefit expected of this project is to fight youth unemployment by training young Nigerians.
”No fewer than 1,500 Nigerian youths will be trained in using power tools for the construction industry, mainly wood, concrete and metal working,’’ she said.
Kormawa said that the training will be conducted between May 2019 and June 2020 by the partner institutions which have earlier undergone the same training organised by the GIZ for one year.
The partners are the Shelter Watch Initiative, the Peter Akinola Foundation and the Millard Fuller Foundation.
“The participating institutes are expected to roll out the training by stepping it down to their members using the Train-the-Trainers manual and power tools,” she said.
According to her, the target group are young job seekers between ages 15 and 35 years as well as people interested in boosting their skills.
“The training will consist of theoretical and practical modules.
“The theoretical as well as the hands-on part will be conducted by the partner institutions.
”The institutions will be equipped with necessary tools like power tools while regular audits will be conducted during the project to ensure that the tools are maintained in good quality,” he said.
The partner institutions took turns to present developed work plan and strategies for the training and also pledged strong commitment to the project.
About 150 power tools and other training equipment were distributed among the partner institutions after the inauguration
