Anambra State Commissioner for Youth Empowerment and Creative Economy, Professor Theresa Obiekezie has urged youths to be creative entrepreneurs by providing solutions to societal and environmental challenges.
Professor Obiekezie, who gave the advice while commemorating World Skills Day celebration in Awka, noted that they will in turn, reap economic benefit from it.
Correspondent Kenechukwu Chukwudi reports that in her remark, Professor Obiekezie noted that the day focuses on the importance of equipping the youths with skills to become entrepreneurs in order to live a decent life.
She revealed that the state government through concerted efforts has empowered over five hundred youths with different skills, including start up kits and Trade Test Certificate from the Federal Ministry of Labour and Employment.
The Permanent Secretary of the Ministry, Mrs. Luisa Ezeanya said with the rising unemployment rate, the government thought it wise to empower the youths to bring about ingenuity, advising them to always be on constant improvement of their skills.
The resource persons, including Dr. Ik Ume and Dr. Azubuike Aniedu, who took participants on branding, management and how to grow their business, asked participants to think out of the box and focus on product quality, service delivery and honesty.
Some of the participants, including Miss Chisom Nwanga, who is into confectionaries and Mr. Chidiebele Anabogu, who is a shoe maker, expressed happiness for the gesture and thanked the government for keeping to their words, as the skills have enabled them to improve themselves and help others thereby reducing the level of unemployment.
World Skills Day celebration, which has its theme as “Reimagining Youth Skills Post-Pandemic” featured musical performance and formal presentation of Trade Test Certificate to beneficiaries.
Comments are closed for this post.