N-power: FG On Training 37 Master Trainers
By Urube Peter
An agency of Federal Government, National Social Investment Programme N-Power under the Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management, and Social Development has organized workshop for 37 Master Trainers for the N-Skills Programme in Abuja.
In the press statement where as, the SA media, Nneka Ikem Anibeze has expressed in the training session, the Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management, and Social Development Sadiya Umar Farouq meant that the N-Skills programme is aimed at the marginalized and disadvantaged population, which include those with primary or no-formal education.
The Minister was ably represented by the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry, Mr Bashir Nura Alkali emphasizes the 37 Master Trainers will inturned coordinate the training of 6,475 youths selected from the 36 States and FCT.
He said, the Ministry worked with experienced training service providers to carefully select those to be trained as Master Trainers.
We expect these Master Trainers to effectively play their role of coordinating the training of the target beneficiaries of the N-Skills programme in their respective States across the country and FCT.
The success of the programme depends largely on your capacity and commitment to ensure effective delivery of the training, especially in the three important areas of Life Skills, Foundational Skills and Entrepreneurial Skills , the minister.
The ministry boss reemphasized the need for participants to actively get involved and enhance their capacity. While expressed confidence on the calibre of resource persons and facilitators assembled, the goal can be achieved!
Earlier, the National Coordinator, NSIP Dr Umar Bindir reiterated that N-Power targets delivery capacity and capability alongside skills. He added the measures being taken is to ensure that no one is left behind under the President Muhammadu Buhari administration aimed at lifting 100 million Nigerians out of poverty by 2032.
The training focusses the unlearned so that every category of Nigerians will have something to fall back on”.
On his part, the Team Lead, N-Power Mr Nsikak Okon narrated how 175 N-Skills beneficiaries were selected by random sampling from each of the 36 states and the FCT.
Market places and other informal places as well as from the streets.
In essence, training the Master Trainers is to ensure that the down trodden are reached.
Upon the completion of the programs, the targeted beneficiaries will be provided with Start-up Kits.
