A New Era of Vocational Training and
Youth Empowerment Dawns in Kaduna Auwalu Ibrahim Mustapha On Thursday, August 27, 2026, Kaduna State did more than celebrate the graduation of 4,050 young men and women. It marked a
On Thursday, August 27, 2026, Kaduna State celebrated the graduation of 4,050 young individuals from the Kaduna State Institute of Vocational Training and Skills Development (IVTSD). The event marked a significant milestone in the state's human-capital development journey, emphasizing the role of citizens in contributing to the economy.
Governor Uba Sani highlighted that the graduation celebrated competence, discipline, resilience, and the dignity of productive work. He emphasized that development cannot be reduced to infrastructure alone and that education, skills development, healthcare, agriculture, financial inclusion, enterprise, and infrastructure should be at the core of the administration's development agenda.
The Institute operates three campuses in Kaduna's three senatorial districts, offering 14 trades. Practical instruction is accompanied by theory, literacy, numeracy, entrepreneurship, and soft skills. The Institute collaborates with the National Board for Technical Education (NBTE) to ensure that graduates receive credible qualifications, enhancing their employment prospects and entrepreneurship opportunities.
The Federal Government's recognition of the Institute, as well as its commendations from the Vice President and the National Council on Skills, further underscores its significance.
The Kaduna Model of skills development has been recognized as a template for the federal government's Bottom-Up approach to skills acquisition. The establishment of the Kaduna State Council on Skills in August 2024 aimed to give the intervention institutional depth, ensuring that training responds to the economy's needs. Early results, such as Ibrahim Abubakar Jikamshi's win at the 6th National Construction Artisans Award, demonstrate the effectiveness of this approach.
Through the Recognition of Prior Learning pathway, 15 trainees have secured employment with the China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation Nigeria Limited, while the Federal Ministry of Education has requested the use of Kaduna's Technical and Vocational Training Manuals for national TVET development. Governor Sani's intervention aims to address the weaknesses of many skills-acquisition programmes by connecting vocational education with financial inclusion and enterprise development.
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