The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) said it has made necessary provisions for the vocational training of school children across the six area councils.
This is coming as the administration had released funds to a non-governmental organisation, Ladi Memorial Foundation for sewing competitions for schools as well as providing the venue.
Speaking at the championship finals, ‘Up -Skilling Sewing Boot Camp’ held in FCT Youth Centre, Nyanya at the weekend, the Director, FCT Department of Mass Education, Mrs Titilayo Alayande said the exercise is aimed at assisting the students to learn skills that would help them to be self-employed.
The pilot project, which she said had received the full blessing of the minister of FCT, Mallam Muhammad Bello, targets fifty-four students and learners in junior and Secondary schools alongside non-formal students under the age of 20.
“It targets fifty-four (54) students and learners in Junior and Senior Secondary Schools alongside non-formal students under age twenty (20) across the FCT Area Councils.“
The pilot scheme is aimed at skills development for economic independence.
“It was born out of the desire to empower the participants to start earning money even before leaving school as a way of helping to curb the rising number of unemployed graduates.“
The Executive Director, Ladi Memorial Foundation, Mrs. Rosemary Oshikoya said her foundation is driven by the desire to dignify skills acquisition among students.
“At the end of the Boot Camp, winners who would emerge would be given starter packs including industrial sewing and weaving machines among many other items.“
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