The National Council on Skills (NCS) has commended Governor Uba Sani for the successful inauguration and establishment of the Kaduna State Council on Skills at its last session.

In a letter conveying the commendation, Vice President Kashim Shettima stressed that the council particularly noted Governor Sani’s “leadership in chairing the State Council, a move that aligns perfectly with the Renewed Hope Agenda and sets a benchmark for other sub-national entities.’’

‘’By creating a dedicated institutional framework for skills development, Kaduna State has demonstrated a proactive commitment to addressing the unemployment gap and fostering human capital development in line with our national objectives,’’ he pointed out.

Vice President Shettima emphasised that the milestone of creating the Kaduna State Council on Skills is a testament to Governor Sani administration’s vision of integrated economic growth.

The Vice President further said that the National Council on Skills ‘’views the Kaduna Model as a vital template for the ‘Bottom-Up’ approach to skills acquisition, which is essential for ensuring that our vocational and technical training initiatives reach the grassroots effectively.’’

While urging the governor to maintain the momentum, the Vice President said that NCS looks ‘’forward to continued collaboration between the National Secretariat and Kaduna State Council to harmonise standards and scale the impact of our interventions.’’

It is noteworthy that Governor Sani has expanded technical and vocational education as well as skills acquisition, by establishing three state-of-the-art Kaduna State Institute of Vocation Training and Skills Development (KIVTSD).

The three Skills centres which are located in Soba, Rigachikun and Samarun Kataf towns, in Zones 1, 2 and 3 senatorial districts respectively, are expected to produce 12,000 artisans annually.

The artisans who are being taught welding, aluminum fabrication, fashion design, solar panels installation and other courses, will be issued certificates after completing their respective programmes.

Kaduna State Government is also partnering with the National Board For Technical Education (NBTE) for the relevant certification of the courses.

The governor also plans to remodel the Panteka Market which has about 38,00 artisans, into an industrial hub, working in such areas as welding and fabrication, carpentry and joinery as well as masonry.

Shettima hails Kaduna skills drive as national standard

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