Anambra Targets 15,000 Trainees In One Youth, Two Skills Season Three
The Anambra government has opened applications for no fewer than 15, 000 beneficiaries in the third phase of its One Youth; Two Skills Programme.
Mr Patrick Agha Mba, Commissioner for Sports and Youth Development disclosed this at a news conference in Awka on Wednesday .
Mba announced that the Anambra Executive Council on Monday approved the third phase of the programme.
He said the programme was open to all Anambra residents and fully funded by the state government from registration which has already commenced through the training and startup.
He said beneficiaries would be trained in business development and different skill sets based on emerging needs, comparative advantage and global competitiveness.
He said the areas include tailoring, confectionery, information communication technology, artificial intelligence, building , automobile and others.
“I want to commend Mr Governor and members of the State Executive Council for approving the third phase of One Youth, Two Skills-Plus, it shows how intentional this government is to youth development.
“We have concluded the first and second phases of this programme in which 13,000 youths were trained and given start ups and expansion.
“In this third phase, we are targeting 15,000 youths, it is an opportunity to consolidate on the success of the previous ones, build on our previous experiences
“Currently, we have 634 training centres across the state and we achieved 90 percent coverage of communities and 70 percent coverage of political wards but this time, we are scaling up training centres to over 700 with a target of 100 percent coverage of communities and wards.
“The vision of Mr governor is that no household will be left behind, we acknowledge that achieving this won’t be easy but the Ministry will ensure that every targeted beneficiary is reached.
“Already, the state is benefiting immensely from our previous programme by way of increased youth employment, improved security and household economic prosperity,” he said
Mba called on graduates, unemployed youths, small business operators and lovers of entrepreneurship to take advantage of the opportunity and get themselves empowered for economic prosperity.
He advised youths to eschew crime and vices but engage themselves positively through the One Youth,Two Skills-Plus programme.
