ITF Boss Assesses 2021 Performance

The Director-General of the Industrial Training Fund (ITF), Mr Joseph Ari, says the fund achieved most of its set targets in key areas  in 2021.
Ari said this during the fund’s performance review for 2021 entitled “Actualising the ITF mandate in a VUCA world’’ yesterday in Jos.
VUCA-Volatility, Uncertainty, Complexity and Ambiguity-is used to describe situations that are difficult to understand, making it hard to predict the outcomes of any actions taken.
According to him, the fund attained most of its set target for 2021 in Direct Training Services, Skills Intervention Programmes, Infrastructure Development, Research and Programme Development, ICT and Automation of Services, Student’s Industrial Work Experience Scheme (SIWES) and Reimbursement, among others.
He observed that the fund had performed commendably in all facets of its activities and programmes.
He observed that for the ITF to sustain its vision of being the foremost skills training and development organisation and one of the best in the world, it should be innovative of things that would engender growth.
Ari challenged the staff of the fund to change their attitude to work, be more productive and come up with innovations and strategies that would lead the fund to greater heights.
He said that if management and staff worked in line with the fund’s core values of integrity, efficiency, effectiveness, commitment, loyalty, teamwork, professionalism and creativity, it would overcome its challenges.
He pointed out that the cases of indiscipline, absenteeism and irregularity at work had greatly reduced, urging the staff to assist the management in moving the fund forward.
Ari said that the annual review meeting asides being a medium to rub minds and exchange ideas would serve as an opportunity to reflect on the fund’s performance, come up with strategies to build on the achievements of 2021 and draw up programmes of action for the future.
The Tide source reports that some states joined the meeting virtually.