A group, Agricon Innovation Ltd has mobilized unemployed youths of Anambra State from all the 21 local government areas of the state for training to beat unemployment.
The founder of the group, Mr Emeka Ebo told journalists in an interview yesterday in Awka that he is inspired by Governor Chukwuma Soludo’s call for individuals and cooperate organizations to assist in empowerment and employment of young people in the state.
Ebo, an international business man and a top-rated public/private sector technocrat said he was also driven by urge to take as many youth as possible off Anambra streets via skills acquisition.
“Our organization, Agricon Innovation Ltd has gone round the state’s 21 local government areas, with special focus on Idemili North and Idemili South local government areas, and have collated data of all unemployed youths eager to receive training.
“The training has already started and covers different sectors of one’s choice of specialization, and is already ongoing at the agency’s Ogidi, Idemili North council headquarters office.
“Our agency’s headquarters is equipped with facilities and other appurtenances to take no fewer than 30 trainees per session.”
The agency’s Director of Training, Mrs Ngozi Okosa told journalists that training has commenced in earnest, and is covering areas including Solar energy as an alternative source to electricity, information communication technology (ICT)expertise, laptop/WiFi specialist, Google specialist, latest technology on bucket/land farming techniques for those dwelling in urban and rural areas but have limited land spaces.
Others are training for manufacturing of cosmetics, pomades, bleach, beads-making, clothes designs/patterns and headtie among others.
Mrs Okosa also revealed that participants would be given start-up capital to kick off the effective application of all they learnt at the training.
They would further be monitored and mentored to ensure they become employers of labour within a short space of time so as to achieve Gov Soludo’s employment drive for youths in Anambra State.
