EnterpriseNGR Empowers Youths With Work Place Skills

EnterpriseNGR, a Nigerian financial and related professional services advocacy group, has unveiled its Youth of Enterprise (YOE) internship programme aimed at equipping 5,000 Nigerian youths with requisite workplace competencies annually.
Chairman, Board of Directors, EnterprisesNGR, Aigboje Aig-Imoukhuede, made this known at the YOE official launch recently.
Aig-Imoukhuede said the  programme was designed to address the nation’s high unemployment rate, adding that the move would  reach 5,000 Nigerians by internship yearly.
He said the internship programme, which would last for six months, would provide young graduates with requisite skills, professional competencies to make them employable.
“In the 70s even into the 80s, almost all graduates would find a job as university degrees were passport to employment opportunities.
“Through the YOE initiative, we are committed to creating employment and a much more strengthened financial sector.
“We call on more citizen-focused employers for partnership to engage more young graduates to address the nation’s employment indices,” he said.
On her part, the CEO, Enterprise NGR, Ms. Obi Ibekwe, said the move was part of EnterpriseNGR’s commitment to nurturing the next generation of workplace talent and strengthening the Nigerian financial services sector.
She said the internship was also designed to address lack of employability skills and provide access to guidance and information to help make the right career choices and find the right job opportunity
“YOE provides mentorship and is the one-stop shop for exploring career opportunities.
“We plan to move from equipping 5,000 youths now to 100,000 in the next ten years in all sectors of the economy,” she said.
Also speaking, the Chairperson, Jumia Nigeria,  Ms Juliet Anammah, said the internship programme would provide hands-on, real-life experiences to impact lives apart from the theoretical knowledge afforded by school.
She added   that youths would be imparted with structured problem-solving and other requisite skills needed at work place.