World Bank hails Fed Govt's efforts to tackle youth unemployment
The World Bank has applauded the Federal Government for its sustained efforts toward addressing youth unemployment with the Innovation Development and Effectiveness in the Acquisition of Skills (IDEAS) project. The
The World Bank has applauded the Federal Government for its sustained efforts toward addressing youth unemployment with the Innovation Development and Effectiveness in the Acquisition of Skills (IDEAS) project.
The IDEAS TVET programme, supported by the World Bank and the Federal Ministry of Education, is aimed at strengthening skills acquisition, boosting employability, and reducing youth unemployment.
The IDEAS project continues to engage training providers and strengthen TVET systems in Lagos, including specialized technical training.
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Speaking in Lagos yesterday during an inspection visit to Wavecrest College of Hospitality, Surulere, Lagos, a training centre for the IDEAS Technical and Vocational Education Training (TVET) project, World Bank Practice Manager for Education for Africa, West and Central, Scherezad Latif applauded the federal government for its commitment to tackling youth unemployment through investment in technical skills development.
“Nigeria is one of our large programmes. I'm here to look at the Minister's TVET Initiative, actually, and the World Bank supports the Minister's TVET Initiative through a project called IDEAS. We're very proud and happy to be part of the government's programme and to see all the results that have already been achieved through this programme,” she said.
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She expressed delight at what she saw, adding that the motivation and how the students spoke with clarity impressed her.
National Project Coordinator for the programme, Mrs Blessing Ogwu said the President Bola Tinubu-led government is focusing on TVET, skills acquisition to reduce unemployment, and remove youths from the streets.
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She stated that the Federal Ministry of Education led by the minister Dr Tunji Alausa will be very happy to see the policy working very well here and the president will be happy seeing that his investment is not in vain.
Deputy Provost and Coordinator of the IDEAS programme in the college, Ifeoma Nwabachili,said the programme aims to imbue students with skills to be able to work in the industry to get employment.
“So it's a dual-sided project, training and employment.
So we are hoping that by the time we finish, everybody who is on this programme will have acquired the necessary catering and hospitality skills and then also get a job at least.
“They will do three months training here, hands-on training, and they will do three months internship training in the industry,” she said.
