CITAD Trains 80 Youths In Jigawa On ICT, Essential Soft Skills
By: Ahmed Aminu, Dutse
The Centre for Information Technology and Development (CITAD), has launched a skills training programme for youths in Jigawa State including People Living With Disabilities (PWDs).
The training on ICT and Essential Soft Skills is being conducted under the Youth Sustainable Enterprise Challenge (YSEC) Programme, funded by the British Council, with technical support from King’s Trust International through CITAD.
The Syndicate reports that a total of 80 participants began the training on Friday in Dutse.
The CITAD Senior Programme Officer, Isah Garba said the YSEC programme is part of the British Council’s Youth Connect Global Programme, which aims to provide positive pathways for young people through entrepreneurship, employability, and active citizenship.
He said that the training would contribute to addressing Nigeria’s youth unemployment crisis, which has reached staggering heights.
Isah identified the primary contributors to the youth unemployment crisis to include inadequate skills and training, incomplete formal education and a lack of informal skills essential for securing employment or embarking on entrepreneurial ventures.
“The YSEC programme is designed to empower 80 young people in Jigawa State, aged 18 to 35, with the skills, tools, and resources needed to start and sustain successful businesses with a strong focus on inclusion which targets both aspiring and early-stage entrepreneurs, including women and persons living with disabilities.
“The training programme encompasses critical areas including digital entrepreneurship, ICT skills, and marketing, along with essential soft skills that bolster employability and entrepreneurial capacity,” the CITAD official said.
Isah added that by focusing on digital entrepreneurship, participants will learn to navigate the digital landscape, creating and sustaining their businesses within the rapidly evolving online marketplace.
“YSEC programme not only aims to transform unemployed youth into employable individuals and successful entrepreneurs but also seeks to contribute significantly to Nigeria’s economic growth by fostering the establishment of new enterprises.
“This programme promises to generate job opportunities, ultimately alleviating the burden of unemployment in Jigawa State, and Nigeria in general,” he added l
