ITF, NECA seek more funding to tackle youth unemployment
The ITF and NECA are calling for more funding to tackle youth unemployment, noting 90% of their joint programme graduates have secured jobs or started busi Read More: https://punchng.com/itf-neca-seek-more-funding-to-tackle-youth-unemployment/
The Industrial Training Fund (ITF) and the Nigeria Employers’ Consultative Association (NECA) have urged increased government and private sector investment in technical and vocational education. According to them, around 90% of graduates from their collaborative training program have secured jobs or started businesses. NECA's Director-General, Adewale-Smatt Oyerinde, made this appeal at a dialogue forum and awards ceremony held in Abuja on Thursday.
The ITF-NECA Technical Skills Development Project, initiated in 2009, has trained over 35,000 young Nigerians in various technical and vocational trades across the six geopolitical zones, with 84 organizations participating in the initiative. Oyerinde highlighted the critical need for stronger financial support, industry participation, and access to tools and enterprise financing to help more young Nigerians transform their technical skills into sustainable livelihoods and contribute to industrial growth.
He also called for greater collaboration between government, employers, and the private sector to prepare the workforce for technological advancements, automation, robotics, digital manufacturing, and cleaner energy.
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