NDE Plans Training Scheme For C’River

The National Directorate of Employment (NDE) is planning to introduce Lady Chauffeur Training Scheme (LCTS) to meet the demands for female drivers in Cross River.

Mr. Edem Duke, the State Coordinator of the directorate, in Calabar that 100 women would be trained in the first phase.

According to him, the LCTS is one of the many vocational skills acquisition programme designed under the Basic National Open Apprenticeship Scheme (B-NOAS).

“The directorate ventured into the business of training lady chauffeurs in order to break the jinx of driving being the exclusive preserve of men,’’ he said.

Duke remarked that women with cheerful disposition to driving skills would easily earn the trust and confidence of their clients.

The coordinator said that the objective of the training was to empower unemployed female so that they could be self-employed.

“Other specific objectives included the creation of a pool of female drivers that will meet the needs of the labour market.

“Another objective is to create wealth and job satisfaction as well as impacting the spirit of professionalism and commitment in women drivers,’’ he said.

Duke said that the directorate would seek collaboration with the Federal Road Safety Commission on the training programme.

He added that the programme would be a two-month intensive training session.

The coordinator said that there would be an orientation course after registration, recruitment and documentation of trainees.

He said that stakeholders, individuals and other relevant organisations were expected to deliver lectures and give motivational talks to the participants.