A group of fifty youths from Amawbia Awka South council area graduated yesterday from a technical training programme sponsored by TEE-JEE scaffolding Limited in collaboration with Anambra State Government, industrial training fund and scaffold training institute (Texas USA).
The event which took place at Amawbia town hall saw the youths engaged in a series of courses and practical training sessions.
Chinedu Ezenwa reports that the programme is part of the state government’s sustainable community development initiative and involved a four-week training in scaffolding operations.
Speaking at the occasion, Governor Willie Obiano who was represented by his Special Adviser on Youths Empowerment, Dr. Onyekachi Ibezim, said that the programme would enable the youths compete favourably in the Labour Market, pointing out that his administration has created several job opportunities in agriculture, especially in Fishery, yam production, processing of rice and cassava, among others.
He noted that his administration has also created enabling environment for investors to thrive, adding that the state government has entered into partnership with international development agencies which he said, would bring positive impact on the state’s economy.
Also speaking, a trainer with Industrial Training Fund, Mr. Ogbonnaya Onuiruka, said the graduation of the trainees is another clear demonstration of ITF’s commitment towards positively impacting and empowering the youths in the state through capacity, building particularly in the technical field.
Contributing, the Facilitator of the Programme, Mr. Tochukwu Mbachu, said the youths were engaged in a series of courses and practical training sessions, and expressed satisfaction with the level of proficiency acquired by the graduands, adding that they were qualified to work anywhere in the world.
In a vote of thanks, the leader of the trainees, Mr. Chikwelu Adigwe, thanked the state government and the company for giving them the opportunity to participate in the programme and promised not to let the state down.

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