Education Ministry to partner NEPAD on technical training

Education Ministry to partner NEPAD on technical training

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Training

By Chijioke Okoronkwo

Abuja, March 1, 2016 (NAN) The Federal Ministry of Education says it is committed to partnering with the New Partnership for Africa’s Development (NEPAD) on providing Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET).

The Minister of Education, Malam Adamu Adamu, made the pledge in a goodwill message at a Stakeholders Meeting on Skills Initiative for Africa on Wednesday in Abuja.

The two-day event is organised by the New Partnership for Africa’s Development (NEPAD).

Represented by Mrs  Khadijat Liman, the Project Coordinator, NEPAD and Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), in the ministry, Adamu said that the ministry would identify with programmes aimed at empowering the youths.

“For us in education, we are part of every intervention and activity that will lead in getting our young ones out of the streets and make them productive.

“The relationship between Federal Ministry of Education and NEPAD has been a very long standing one and this time around, we will consolidate on it.

“In the spirit of Vision 3030 which is – leaving no one behind – with education having goal 4, the relationship with NEPAD is going to be a robust one.

“With education for the young ones, nothing much will be achieved,’’ she said.

According to her, there is need for more interventions and activities towards inclusive education and better learning outcome for the citizens especially the young ones.

She said that the ministry was ready to commit to whatever activity NEPAD wanted to partner with it.

Liman added that the challenges in the North East region would not have risen if the young ones there had something doing.

Earlier, Mrs Gloria Akobundu, the National Coordinator, NEPAD Nigeria, said the agency would empower youths with various skills to make them self-reliant.

She said that NEPAD would begin the implementation of skills initiative programmes to create and improve job opportunities for youths in Nigeria and Africa.

Akobundu said the initiative was in line with the commitment of the African Union Commission (AUC) and the government of Germany on youth empowerment. (NAN)

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Edited by Muhammad Suleiman Tola