ASABA—AS part of efforts to alleviate the sufferings of Deltans, Governor Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta State, will today perform the official inauguration of the Job and Wealth Creation Scheme of the state government, two months after it was flagged off.
The inauguration ceremony which is to be performed at Songai-Delta in Amukpe, near Sapele, is the highlight of the orientation programme for 1,345 trainees drawn from the 25 local government areas of the state for the Youth Agricultural Entrepreneurs Programme, YAGEP and Skills Training and Entrepreneurship Programme, STEP.
The state government in a statement by the Chief Job Creation Officer of the state, Prof. Eric Eboh, said: “The overall strategy of the job creation scheme is to equip unemployed youths with the technical know-how, vocational skills, values and resources to become self-employed and employers of labour.”
According to the statement, the training module for the one-week orientation programme, include courses in personal effectiveness, leadership and problem-solving to give participants the requisite life skills and mind-set change essential for them to become successful entrepreneurs.
Eboh explained that the “Curriculum is designed to expose participants to both theoretical instruction and hands-on experience in existing enterprises. Training is based on standard fit-for-purpose modules for the enterprise or trade.”
He said that after the orientation programme, participants will further undergo apprenticeship training in select training centres after which they will proceed for internship in existing businesses in their chosen field.
“The training will then be rounded up with an intensive course on entrepreneurship and business management at Songhai-Delta after which graduates will be given starter packs to start their businesses. Depending on the enterprise, the duration for the training lasts from three to six months.”
Eboh disclosed that a monitoring and mentoring mechanism had been incorporated into the scheme to track performance of participants and provide them counselling when necessary, adding that “monitoring is aided by ICT-based information transmission, tracking and reporting technologies.”
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