ITF seeks investment support for locally made smartphones
In a bid to empower countless Nigerian youths with cutting-edge technical and vocational skills training to tackle the challenges of poverty and unemployment bedeviling the country, Industrial Training Fund (ITF) is seeking the support of investors in the production of locally made Smartphones in the country.
Director General/Chief Executive Officer of ITF, Joseph Ari, stated this on the occasion of the graduation ceremony of the trainees of the ITF/Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board Vocational Skills Training programme in Abuja.
Ari had in December last year presented the locally produced 4D smart mobile cell phone from locally sourced materials to Niyi Adebayo, minister of Industry, Trade and Investment.
He said, following the presentation, the agency is now shopping for investors to collaborate with the Fund for the production of these smartphones.
He said in conjunction with NCDMB, the ITF has trained 255 youths in various technical and vocational skills.
Ari explained that the training and graduation of the beneficiaries were the outcome of the Federal Government’s renewed commitment to empowering countless Nigerian youths with cutting-edge technical and vocational skills training to tackle the challenges of poverty and unemployment bedeviling the country.
He noted that the training and empowerment of 255 unemployed youths with technical vocational skills lasted for six months, adding that the trainees were given hands-on training in various technical and vocational skills.
His words: “In order for the trainees to acquire professional certification, the Model Skills Training Centre implemented the programme in collaboration with three professional bodies namely; the Institute for Tourism Professionals of Nigeria, Nigerian Association of Engineering Craftsmen – COREN and CISCO Academy, who equipped them with skills in Industrial Automation and Mechatronics, Instrumentation and Process Control, I.T Essentials/ Comp-TIA A+, Mobile Phone troubleshooting and repairs, Electrical Electronics Technology, Building Technology, Residential Air conditioning, Mechanical Services and, Catering and event Management.
“We have no doubt that given the hands-on nature of the six-month training, which was comprised three-month intensive training at the MSTC and 3-months practical attachment, the graduands will no doubt contribute immensely to the development of the national economy.
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