The United Nations Development Programeme (UNDP) in partnership with Gombe State Government has began the training of 264 women and youths in the state.
Speaking at the programme, Iliya Dongs of DOBAST Management Consultants Ltd, said he was in Gombe to train the participants in five different trades namely Tailoring, Fashion designing, Lumbering, Plaster of Paris (POP) and solar power installations.
Dongs said he was going to coordinate the proper training with 60 teachers who will be training the beneficiaries for 21 days. He further stated that they have laid down a curriculum, from the beginning to the end of the training.
He added that each participant will master the trade to enable him or her to start a business. He said at the end of the training, the government will give them kits to start their own business and become employers of labour in the future.
Speaking at the flagging off ceremony of the training, Comissioner of Economic Planning Gombe State, Alhaji Abdullahi Pantami reaffirmed government’s commitment to partner with UNDP.
Commissioner Ministry of Women Affairs and Social Welfare, Mrs. Rabi Daniel, described the event as timely, urging the participants to reciprocate government’s gesture.
