Minister tasks ITF board to address industries’ needs
By Vivian Emoni
The Minister of State for Industry, Sen. John Enoh, has urged the newly inaugurated board of Industrial Training Fund (ITF), to implement programmes that would address industries’ need in the country.
Enoh said this while inaugurating the Governing Board of the ITF on Thursday in Abuja.
He urged the board to develop and implement training programmes that would address the current and future needs of various industries in the country.
“Secondly, I expect the board to foster partnerships with industry, the academia and other stakeholders to ensure the relevance and effectiveness of the training programmes.
”Then finally, I expect that the board is going to ensure that the ITF resources are utilise efficiently and effectively to maximise impact, ” he said.
The minister said that President Bola Tinubu’s eight-point agenda involved diversification through industrialisation and digitisation.
He said that the entire world was in an era where technology and digitisation had become the imperative.
“Leadership of the board can get the ITF to run those kinds of training programmes that can actually respond to the need,” he said.
Enoh said that the inauguration marked a pivotal moment in Nigeria’s drive to bridge workforce skill gaps and align talent development with industry demands.
He emphasised the critical role of the ITF in preparing Nigeria’s workforce for a highly competitive global economy.
He tasked the board to advocate for technology-driven training programmes, industry-academia partnerships, and strategic resource utilisation to accelerate progress.
“As this board is inaugurated today, I charge you with the responsibility of staring ITF toward achieving its mandates.
“I believe that your expertise, experience and dedication will continue to be instrumental in terms of your ability.
“So you are meant to contribute and to help in terms of the delivery of the mandates of the ITF,” he said.
Speaking, the Chairman of the board, Mr Hamma Alikumo, said the board would ensure that it achieved the mandates of the ITF.
Alikuma thanked the president, the minister and other members of the board for the success of the programme. (NAN)(www.nannews.ng)
Edited by Maureen Ojinaka/Kadiri Abdulrahman
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