Osun Govt to train over 5,000 youths on skill acquisition
By Ismail Azeez, Osogbo
Osun State Government through the National Social Investment Programme (NSIP) has concluded plans to empower over 5,000 unemployed youths in the State.
The Focal Person, NSIP, Hon. Kehinde Ibitoye made the disclosure in a statement made available to journalists in Osogbo, the State capital on Monday.
Ibitoye who said that the State Government is determined to empower the over 5,000 job seekers through various entrepreneural skill acquisition, said the programme was initiated to empower youths and job applicants across the State.
According to him, entrepreneurship development learning initiative is powered by UNIPRENEUR, an international digital entrepreneurship e-learning platform in partnership with Osun State government supported by Fidelity Bank Plc.
He said the aim of the initiative is to empower 5,000 Osun State indigenous entrepreneurs, Small and Medium Scale Enterprises (SMEs), job seekers, members of the National Youth Service Corp (NYSC), workers and graduating students to have access to the below stated tools:
“Get stimulated entrepreneurship knowledge economy; Get access to over 600 profitable business ideas and stimulated business knowledge.
“Access to various business opportunities in Africa; Register your company with Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) and get access to other legal services and Get a logo/branding/website/app and Get access to various skills.”
Ibitoye stated that the first phase of this initiative will only allow the selected 5,000 Osun State participants to seek entrepreneurship knowledge online and get certificate of learning at the end of 30 days learning period which proposes to kick start by May 1st to 30th 2023.
He said the certificate of learning will be ceremoniously handed over to all the participants by the Osun State Government in Osogbo at the latter date to be agreed on by the stakeholders involved.
“This initiative is in tadem with the present administration of Governor Ademola Adeleke commitment to create job makers across the State who will inturn creates job opportunities for Osun State job seekers.
“The project was facilitated by the office of the focal person to Osun State Government via the Federal Government social investment initiative led by Hon Kehinde Ibitoye,” he said.
