President Bola Tinubu has approved the allocation of five per cent of Nigeria’s education budget to strengthen Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) projects across the country.
The Minister of Education, Dr Tunji Alausa, disclosed this while giving an update on the progress of the TVET initiative, which aims to equip Nigerian youths with practical skills for sustainable livelihoods.
According to Alausa, about 250,000 young Nigerians have already been enrolled in the scheme within eight months, training across more than 2,600 development centres nationwide.
The programme, he added, targets over 960,000 youths drawn from an initial pool of 1.3 million applicants who registered within just ten days of the portal’s launch.
He explained that the training focuses on 28 high-demand trades, including fashion and garment making, solar installation, hospitality, livestock farming, GSM repair, plumbing, and tiling.
The curriculum, he revealed, is designed to be 80 to 90 per cent practical and 10 to 20 per cent theoretical, ensuring participants gain hands-on experience.
"The ultimate goal is to empower young Nigerians to become job creators rather than job seekers," Alausa said, stressing that the initiative forms part of the government’s broader plan to boost productivity and economic growth through skills acquisition.
Some beneficiaries of the ongoing training commended the government for the opportunity, saying that the skills acquired would enable them to start small businesses and contribute meaningfully to national development.
They also welcomed the plan to provide starter packs and business grants upon completion of their training, describing it as a practical step toward self-reliance and youth empowerment.
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