Training of Youths on Enterprise Development and Employability Skills in the NIGER DELTA

In 2014 and 2015, Greater Tomorrow Initiative engaged in the training of youths on Employability and Enterprise Development Skills. This was to help build capacity of youths to gain relevant job opportunities and increase their performance and competency on existing jobs as well as acquire the basic skills necessary for starting a business enterprise.

This was done in collaboration with the Graduate Internship Scheme of the Federal Government, Zigha Ayibakuro Limited, Technology Incubation Centre and a host of other organizations.

Over 598 youths have benefitted from these training and a huge number of them are doing well.










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