Industrial Training Fund (ITF) has coached and presented certificates to 700 youths in the country as specialists in information technology.
The Director General of the fund, Sir Joseph Ntung Ari stated this during the graduation ceremony of the 2018 InfoTec skills empowerment programme held in Kaduna.
Represented by the Kaduna Area Manager, Alhaji Yahaya Manu, Sir Joseph Ntung Ari explained that the trainees are degree holders selected and equipped with a three month intensive specialized ICT skills.
According to him, each Geo- political zones was producing at least 100 participants and 80 percent of the enrolled trainees passed the certification examination.
“The training was in three categories, the Advanced Computer Networking, Networking Certification, and Hardware Maintenance and Repair,” he said.
Sir Joseph Ntung Ari, commended President Muhammadu Buhari for supporting the ITF in the implementation of its various skills intervention and empowerment programme for the benefit of Nigerian youth.
Some of the personalities at the occasion advised them to take full advantage of what they have learned by impacting positively to their societies.
Sir Joseph Ntung Ari explained that the certification had international recognition, stressing that through the InfoTech Empowerment Programme, the ITF would equally provide the graduating students with startup packs and tools to boost their self-employability.
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