NDE trains 40 unemployed youths in Lagos

By Alao Abiodun

The National Directorate of Employment (NDE) in Lagos State has begun the skills acquisition training for 40 unemployed youths in the Advanced National Open Apprenticeship Scheme (A-NOAS) in Lagos.

Speaking to The Nation, the State Coordinator, Mrs. Serena Edward, said the programme was a rare opportunity provided by the directorate, under the leadership of Acting Director- General Mallam Abubakar Fikpo to combat mass unemployment in the country.

Edward disclosed that 40 youths who graduated from the Basic National Open Apprenticeship Scheme will undergo a three (3) months intensive training known as A-NOAS to re-sharpen their horizon, methodology, and skills with the sole aim of making them experts in their different skills and better equipped for the international market.

Some of the trades they would be tutored in are; Electrical Engineering, Catering, printing, Shoemaking amongst others.