ITF scraps starter-packs for trainees, to focus on certification

The Industrial Training Fund, has announced the scapping of the practice of handing out Starter-packs to graduands of its skills training programs. According to the Fund, the policy will be replaced with certification from both local and international awarding bodies to make them fit for employability in both local and international markets. The Director General […]

The Industrial Training Fund, has announced the scapping of the practice of handing out Starter-packs to graduands of its skills training programs.

According to the Fund, the policy will be replaced with certification from both local and international awarding bodies to make them fit for employability in both local and international markets.

The Director General of ITF, Dr. Afiz Oluwatoyin Ogun made this known in Abuja while briefing newsmen after the Fund completed its latest round of assessment of privately owned Training Centers collaborating with it for the delivery of SUPA program across Nigeria.

Ogun stated that SUPA Phase II deployment and training process is seeking to increase the number of privately owned training centers from 880 (Eight Hundred and Eighty) to 1500 (One Thousand Five Hundred).

He added that “The training center accreditation process is a comprehensive process that involves the examination of corporate structure of Training Centers, evaluation of their physical infrastructure and set-up, appraisal of their training equipment and assessment of competence/qualifications of their instructors. Each Training Center is required to firstly register on the SUPA platform of the ITF.

He affirmed that the SUPA Phase II training entails training of artisans in soft skills of Project Management, Professional Ethics & Patriotism and Industrial Health & Safety.

“For Project Management, ITF is collaborating with the Chartered Institute of Project Management of Nigeria, (CIPMN) to deliver a bespoke certification for artisans in a special category,” he added.