The National Directorate of Employment (NDE) has reiterated that no single sector engages skilled and unskilled persons globally like the agricultural sector does.
The Sokoto State NDE Head of Human Resources Department, Lukman Abubakar, disclosed this in Sokoto at the flag off ceremony of the 2023 Post Agricultural Development Scheme (POST-SADTS) using KASH Model. saying that food security is important for national development.
Abubakar also stated that NDE is committed to its mandate of creating mass employment opportunities especially for Nigerian youths.
According to him, the KASH model becomes necessary hence it places premium on Knowledge, Attitude, Skill and Habit to be successful in any venture.
Delivering a keynote address on behalf of the Director General of NDE, Malam Abubakar Nuhu Fipko, Lukman said the training will identify value addition in agricultural sector and prepare beneficiaries to key into it.
He said, “The Post SADTS is expected to empower the beneficiaries of our programme to establish, grow as expand agri-enyerprsies of their choice on a sustainable basis”.
Admonishing the 50 participants to be dedicated, NDE Director General assured them of the agency’s desire to train them for free, saying that stipends will be given to them as well.
Responding on behalf of the participants, Amina Shehu and Mohammed Idris, thanked the NDE for picking them amongst numerous others wising to given such opportunity.
They further assured the agency of total commitment to the training and making judicious use of knowledge learnt.
