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Photos from the thanksgiving service held to mark the 51st anniversary of the Industrial Training Fund - ITF at the ITF Chapel at the Headquarters in Jos on Thursday.

GOVERNOR DIRI COMMENDS ITF FOR TRAINING BAYELSANS

The Bayelsa State Governor, Senator Douye Diri has commended the Industrial Training Fund (ITF) for their commitment to human capacity development in the state.

His Excellency gave the commendation on Friday, March 18, 2022 at the Closing Ceremony of the 2021 National Industrial Skills Development Programme (NISDP) organized by the ITF at Emi's Place, INEC road in Yenagoa.

The Governor who was represented by the Commissioner, Ministry of Labour, Employment and Productivity, Hon. Stanley Braboke stated that the NISDP is in tandem with the Prosperity Vision to create an enabling environment for Bayelsa youths to be entrepreneurial minded and become self-reliant.

He therefore charged the One Hundred (100) beneficiaries of the 2021 batch of the NISDP to utilize the skills they have acquired from the training to set-up their own businesses and become employers of labour.

Hon. Braboke also disclosed that Governor Douye Diri has approved the training of One Hundred (100) more Bayelsans by the ITF which will commence soon, while expressing delight that Bayelsa is a beneficiary state of the training activities of the ITF.

In his remarks, the Director General, ITF, Sir. Joseph Ari, who was represented by the Director, Business Training Development Department, ITF, Mrs. Aje Olutola, stated that the NISDP was initiated in 2016 to facilitate the achievements of the Federal Government Policy on job and wealth creation and breed a new generation of entrepreneurs to transform the economic landscape of the country, and drive the achievement of the Economic Recovery and Growth Plan (ERGP).

According to him, over 3905 Nigerians across the country were equipped with skills in 2 (two) trade areas, namely, Catering and Event Management and Plumbing and Pipe Fittings in the 3 months training of the 2021 NISDP.

Also speaking, the Area Manager, ITF, Yenagoa Area Office, Mrs. Titilola Baiyere noted that the 100 beneficiaries in the state were also trained in entrepreneurial skills development at the end of their 3months NISDP training with a concentrated effort on equipping them with the right business managerial skills.

She further stated that the ITF has provided starter packs for all 100 beneficiaries, and charged them to use their kits judiciously, while noting that effective monitoring measures have been put in place to ensure the starter packs are not sold out by beneficiaries.

Expressing her gratitude, Mrs. Baiyere thanked Governor Douye Diri for providing the enabling environment for the NISDP to succeed in the state, and equally thanked the Commissioner, Ministry of Labour, Employment and Productivity, Hon. Stanley Braboke and his management team for their commitment to ensuring the success of the programme.

Highlights of the ceremony was the exhibition by trainees and the presentation of starter packs to the beneficiaries of the 2021 batch of the NISDP by the Commissioner for Labour, Employment and Productivity, Hon. Stanley Braboke.

ITF STRIVING TO GROW NATIONAL ECONOMY - FG

By Golok Nanmwa,Jos

Minister Federal Ministry of Industry, Trade and Investment Otunba Richard Adeniyi has disclosed that Federal Government expects more from Agencies such as the Industrial Training Fund ITF as it strives to grow the National economy and resolve other challenges that are confronting the country today.

According to the Minister, of great concern to the Federal Government is the need to urgently address the rising tide of unemployment and poverty in the country adding that it is in this regard that the Federal Government recently unveiled several initiatives including the National Development Plan (NDP), 2021-2025.

Otunba Adeniyi made the disclosure at the end of the year performance review for 2021 with the theme "Actualizing the ITF mandate in a VUCA world."

He pointed out that Government believes that for these programmes to be fully achieved, organisations like the ITF have a vital role to play, especially in the area of human capacity development for Nigerians.

Speaking earlier the Director General and Chief Executive Officer CEO of the Industrial Training Fund ITF Mr. Joseph Ari in his opening address disclosed that over N1.195billion was paid last year as students industrial works experience scheme as SIWES students supervisory allowances.

According to the DG a break down of this figure shows that over N961 million was paid to 64, 124 university students while over N162 million was paid to 16,292 Polytechnic students and the sum of over N71million paid to 7,121 students of colleges of education in the country.

He assured of the fund continuous commitment to promote payment of students and supervisors' allowances as soon as money is recieved by the fund from the Federal Government.

Ari also commended the National Assembly for the bold step taken to commence legislative processes for the inclusion of Technical and Vocational Education Training TVET in Nigeria School curricular.

According to him, this step is in the right direction as it will expose Nigerians to hands-on skills at an early age and thereby eliminate existing prejudices against TVET and the perception of technical skills as a preserve for some classes of our society.

Ari also explained that, he is pleased to note that stakeholders are steadily keying into their advocacy for emphasis on skills acquisition as a vehicle and veritable tool for poverty reduction, job creation and over all national growth.

He pointed out that this review meeting, is an opportunity for them to reflect on their performance s in 2021 to come up with firm strategies to build on last years achievements and draw up programmes of action for 2022 bearing in mind the challenges of COVID-19.

Other factors the DG said is prevailing government policies/programmes, the political environment and the VUCA world that is replete with a rapid rate of change and the multiplicity of decision factors to which there are no definite answers.

The ITF boss also argued that the fund has performed commendably in all facets of their activities and programmes stressing that for them to live up to the vision of being the foremost skills training development Organisation in Nigeria and one of the best in the world.

In his words "We shall continue to search for new ways of doing things that will engender growth and greater results, that is the true meaning of ideation and innovation."

He challenged staff of the need to change their attitude to work noting that management appreciates that cases of indiscipline, absenteeism and irregularity at work has greatly reduce in recent years but was quick to add that there is room for improvement.

Ari also commended stakeholders like state governments, the organised private sector, NGOs that have collaborated with ITF to equip Nigerians with skills for employability and entrepreneurship.

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*THE VISION STATEMENT OF THE ITF*
To be the foremost Skills Training and Development Organization in Nigeria and one of the
best in the world.

*THE MISSION STATEMENT OF THE ITF.*
To set and regulate training standards and offer direct training intervention in Industrial and
Commercial skills training and development, using a corps of highly competent professional
staff, modern techniques and technology.

*CORE VALUES OF THE INDUSTRIAL TRAINING FUND.*
• Commitment
• Loyalty
• Integrity
• Professionalism and Creativity
• Efficiency and Effectiveness
• Team Work

*THE MOTTO OF THE INDUSTRIAL TRAINING FUND ITF: *Developing the Nation’s Human Resources*
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