The Federal Government is providing a free six-month poultry farming training program for 120 youths in Plateau State.

The National Youth Skills Acquisition Fund (NYSEAF) provides the training under the Innovation, Development, and Effectiveness in the Acquisition of Skills (IDEAS) Project.

This was stated at the program’s opening on Saturday in Jos by Dr. Daniel Jarafu, the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of VetVille Nigeria Limited, one of the Federal Government’s training service providers in charge of the training.

According to Jarafu, the project was the Federal Government’s conscious attempt to equip young people with skills that would enable them to be competent, independent, and labour employers, which would ultimately accelerate the country’s economic progress.

Jarafu said the project was a deliberate effort by the federal government to empower youths with skills that would make them skilled, self-sufficient, and labour employers and boost the nation’s economic growth.

According to him, the six-month training is segmented into three theoretical and three practical months.

He further explained that at the end of the programme, the trainees would sit for the National Skills Qualifications (NSQS) Examination to earn a national certification equivalent to certification earned in the formal education system.

Earlier, Prof. Arhyel Balami, the Guest of Honour, said the initiative by the Federal Government was highly laudable as it would empower youths with hands-on agricultural skills that would make them productive with sustainable livelihoods.

Balami encouraged the learners to be diligent, show up, and pay close attention during the program to get the most out of it.

NYESAF will teach 75,000 youngsters nationally to improve job creation, entrepreneurship, and economic independence among young Nigerians.

The program demonstrates the government’s dedication to giving young people the necessary skills to promote economic development and independence.

Source: AgroNigeria

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