Germany, chambers of commerce partner on youth development

The Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development of Germany has approved the second phase of the German Collaboration Project (KVP), aimed at strengthening and positioning Chambers of Commerce in Nigeria to play a leading role in builidng the needed infratsructure for youth skill acquisition. The Head of Competence Centre Africa for the Giessen-Friedberg Chambers […]

The Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development of Germany has approved the second phase of the German Collaboration Project (KVP), aimed at strengthening and positioning Chambers of Commerce in Nigeria to play a leading role in builidng the needed infratsructure for youth skill acquisition.

The Head of Competence Centre Africa for the Giessen-Friedberg Chambers of Commerce of Germany, Dr. Kristen Albrecht, disclosed this during a meeting with the executives of the Nigerian Association of Chambers of Commerce, Industry, Mines, and Agriculture (NACCIMA) in Abuja over the weekend.

Dr. Albrecht said they worked with the LCCI in particular to set up innovation hub and a Business Center in Ikeja, Lagos, where youths can scale up their skills and also get support from the chamber.

“For the second phase, we are planning to enlarge the innovation hub and instal tech hubs where also qualification courses will be held for young Nigerians that want to have more skills especially in Information Technology and so forth so they could either stay here and work in Nigeria or they will be prepared to go to abroad, wherever they will like to go,” she said.

Dr. Albrecht said that, in addition, the second phase would focus on fostering German-Nigerian economic ties, particularly through joint fair participation and a trade fair calendar that would feature two trade missions each between Nigeria and Germany.

She said they have also launched another platform called “The World Meets in Giessen,” where small and medium enterprises will meet annually for a B2B conference to secure partners for support and investment through AI-facilitated business matching.

Also speaking, the CEO of Giessen Chambers of Commerce, Dr. Matthias Leder, said they are enriching Chambers of commerce in Nigeria to position them to serve as key drivers of the country’s economic growth.

In his remarks, the President of NACCIMA, Engr. Jani Ibrahim said their relationship with the Germany Chamber has come a long way and they are now consolidating it to create more opportunities to train young Nigerians on different skills