{"id":7604,"date":"2023-04-17T07:19:07","date_gmt":"2023-04-17T07:19:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ncdmb.gov.ng\/?p=7604"},"modified":"2023-04-17T07:19:07","modified_gmt":"2023-04-17T07:19:07","slug":"500-youths-graduate-from-ncdmb-mobile-telephonytraining-in-bayelsa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ncdmb.gov.ng\/newsite\/500-youths-graduate-from-ncdmb-mobile-telephonytraining-in-bayelsa\/","title":{"rendered":"500 Youths Graduate from NCDMB Mobile TelephonyTraining in Bayelsa"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"s5\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"s6\" style=\"font-size: 16px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-7605\" src=\"https:\/\/ncdmb.gov.ng\/newsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/01628A0B-F55A-49FB-B1A4-FA6E8DDD964E-300x201.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"201\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ncdmb.gov.ng\/newsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/01628A0B-F55A-49FB-B1A4-FA6E8DDD964E-300x201.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/ncdmb.gov.ng\/newsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/01628A0B-F55A-49FB-B1A4-FA6E8DDD964E-1024x687.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/ncdmb.gov.ng\/newsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/01628A0B-F55A-49FB-B1A4-FA6E8DDD964E-768x515.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/ncdmb.gov.ng\/newsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/01628A0B-F55A-49FB-B1A4-FA6E8DDD964E-600x402.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/ncdmb.gov.ng\/newsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/01628A0B-F55A-49FB-B1A4-FA6E8DDD964E-560x376.jpeg 560w, https:\/\/ncdmb.gov.ng\/newsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/01628A0B-F55A-49FB-B1A4-FA6E8DDD964E.jpeg 1284w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><br \/>\n500 <\/span><span class=\"s6\" style=\"font-size: 16px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;\">youth<\/span><span class=\"s6\" style=\"font-size: 16px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;\">s<\/span><span class=\"s6\" style=\"font-size: 16px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;\"> from <\/span><span class=\"s6\" style=\"font-size: 16px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;\">Bayelsa<\/span><span class=\"s6\" style=\"font-size: 16px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;\"> State <\/span><span class=\"s6\" style=\"font-size: 16px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;\">have <\/span><span class=\"s6\" style=\"font-size: 16px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;\">completed their training <\/span><span class=\"s6\" style=\"font-size: 16px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;\">in <\/span><span class=\"s6\" style=\"font-size: 16px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;\">mobile telephony <\/span><span class=\"s6\" style=\"font-size: 16px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;\">repairs, hardware, <\/span><span class=\"s6\" style=\"font-size: 16px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;\">software<\/span> <span class=\"s6\" style=\"font-size: 16px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;\">and<\/span><span class=\"s6\" style=\"font-size: 16px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;\">entrepreneurship development <\/span><span class=\"s6\" style=\"font-size: 16px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;\">sponsored <\/span><span class=\"s6\" style=\"font-size: 16px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;\">under <\/span><span class=\"s6\" style=\"font-size: 16px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;\">the <\/span><span class=\"s6\" style=\"font-size: 16px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;\">Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) <\/span><span class=\"s6\" style=\"font-size: 16px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;\">Youth Empowerment Programme.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"s5\"><span class=\"s6\">As part of their exit package, the trainees were presented with starter packs that would enable them to start their trade. In addition, the NCDMB rented shops for them for one year and registered them as members of cooperative societies.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"s5\"><span class=\"s6\">The <\/span><span class=\"s6\">close out programme was held in Yenagoa recently<\/span><span class=\"s6\"> and<\/span><span class=\"s6\"> is the fifth in the series, <\/span><span class=\"s6\">after <\/span><span class=\"s6\">similar interventions in Kano, Kaduna, Cross <\/span><span class=\"s6\">River<\/span><span class=\"s6\"> and Yobe States which had impacted <\/span><span class=\"s6\">over<\/span> <span class=\"s6\">3000<\/span><span class=\"s6\"> youths.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"s5\"><span class=\"s6\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-7606\" src=\"https:\/\/ncdmb.gov.ng\/newsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/FE18A6EB-8ABF-4BE9-B218-33E995EACAE7-300x200.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ncdmb.gov.ng\/newsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/FE18A6EB-8ABF-4BE9-B218-33E995EACAE7-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/ncdmb.gov.ng\/newsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/FE18A6EB-8ABF-4BE9-B218-33E995EACAE7-1024x681.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/ncdmb.gov.ng\/newsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/FE18A6EB-8ABF-4BE9-B218-33E995EACAE7-768x511.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/ncdmb.gov.ng\/newsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/FE18A6EB-8ABF-4BE9-B218-33E995EACAE7-600x399.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/ncdmb.gov.ng\/newsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/FE18A6EB-8ABF-4BE9-B218-33E995EACAE7-560x372.jpeg 560w, https:\/\/ncdmb.gov.ng\/newsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/FE18A6EB-8ABF-4BE9-B218-33E995EACAE7.jpeg 1284w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><br \/>\nSpeaking at the <\/span><span class=\"s6\">event<\/span><span class=\"s6\">, the Executive Secretary of NCDMB, Engr. Simbi <\/span><span class=\"s6\">Kesiye<\/span> <span class=\"s6\">Wabote<\/span><span class=\"s6\">&nbsp;<\/span><span class=\"s6\">noted <\/span><span class=\"s6\">that <\/span><span class=\"s6\">human capital development <\/span><span class=\"s6\">is<\/span><span class=\"s6\"> a key<\/span> <span class=\"s6\">area of focus <\/span><span class=\"s6\">for the Board<\/span><span class=\"s6\"> and is geared to<\/span><span class=\"s6\"> create employment, generate <\/span><span class=\"s6\">wealth<\/span><span class=\"s6\"> and engage <\/span><span class=\"s6\">the nation\u2019s <\/span><span class=\"s6\">teeming youth<\/span><span class=\"s6\">s<\/span><span class=\"s6\">. <\/span><span class=\"s6\">He added that t<\/span><span class=\"s6\">echnology<\/span><span class=\"s6\">, skill acquisition in trades and agriculture have been identified as <\/span><span class=\"s6\">quick-to-market<\/span><span class=\"s6\"> and <\/span><span class=\"s6\">high-impact<\/span><span class=\"s6\"> economic sectors<\/span><span class=\"s6\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"s5\"><span class=\"s6\">As part of the <\/span><span class=\"s6\">mobile telephony training<\/span><span class=\"s6\">, <\/span><span class=\"s6\">applicants were <\/span><span class=\"s6\">categorized<\/span><span class=\"s6\"> based on specialization and experience<\/span><span class=\"s6\"> and <\/span><span class=\"s6\">gender inclusiveness in line with global best practices.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"s5\"><span class=\"s6\">Wabote<\/span> <span class=\"s6\">expressed hope the<\/span> <span class=\"s6\">trainees ha<\/span><span class=\"s6\">d <\/span><span class=\"s6\">acquired <\/span><span class=\"s6\">capacities and capabilities to trouble shoot issues, proffer solutions, assemble<\/span><span class=\"s6\"> mobile<\/span><span class=\"s6\"> phones and develop software applications that are currently largely import dependent<\/span><span class=\"s6\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"s5\"><span class=\"s6\">The Executive Secretary was r<\/span><span class=\"s6\">epresented<\/span><span class=\"s6\"> at the event by the<\/span><span class=\"s6\">Deputy<\/span><span class=\"s6\"> Manager, <\/span><span class=\"s6\">Zonal Coordination<\/span><span class=\"s6\">, NCDMB, <\/span><span class=\"s6\">Mr. Joseph <\/span><span class=\"s6\">Adebayo<\/span><span class=\"s6\">r<\/span> <span class=\"s6\">and he <\/span><span class=\"s6\">congratulated <\/span><span class=\"s6\">the<\/span><span class=\"s6\"> participants for their dedication <\/span><span class=\"s6\">and <\/span><span class=\"s6\">urged them to become super <\/span><span class=\"s6\">b<\/span><span class=\"s6\">usiness owners and <\/span><span class=\"s6\">to <\/span><span class=\"s6\">positively<\/span> <span class=\"s6\">use the<\/span><span class=\"s6\">ir<\/span><span class=\"s6\"> skills to make a living and serve their communities. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"s5\"><span class=\"s6\">He assured that <\/span><span class=\"s6\">Board<\/span><span class=\"s6\"> would continue to collaborate<\/span> <span class=\"s6\">with the Bayelsa ICT <\/span><span class=\"s6\">h<\/span><span class=\"s6\">ub<\/span><span class=\"s6\"> to develop programme<\/span><span class=\"s6\">s that<\/span> <span class=\"s6\">would <\/span><span class=\"s6\">advance qualified members in software development<\/span><span class=\"s6\">, while also<\/span><span class=\"s6\">a<\/span><span class=\"s6\">cknowledg<\/span><span class=\"s6\">ing <\/span><span class=\"s6\">the support <\/span><span class=\"s6\">received <\/span><span class=\"s6\">from <\/span><span class=\"s6\">the <\/span><span class=\"s6\">National Directorate of Employment (NDE)<\/span><span class=\"s6\"> in the delivery of the programme.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"s5\"><span class=\"s6\">He <\/span><span class=\"s6\">further <\/span><span class=\"s6\">advised young Nigerians <\/span><span class=\"s6\">to register on the Nigerian Oil and Gas Industry Joint Qualification System (NOGICJQS) for human capacity building interventions and employment opportunities<\/span><span class=\"s6\"> in the oil and gas industry<\/span><span class=\"s6\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"s5\"><span class=\"s6\">Representative of the Bayelsa State Government, <\/span><span class=\"s6\">Honorable Commissioner for Labour, Employment and Productivity, <\/span><span class=\"s6\">Hon.<\/span><span class=\"s6\"> Stanley <\/span><span class=\"s6\">Braboke<\/span><span class=\"s6\"> appreciated the <\/span><span class=\"s6\">NCDMB <\/span><span class=\"s6\">for the unending <\/span><span class=\"s6\">support to the people of Bayelsa State. He hinted that NCDMB has invested immensely on infrastructure and projects that will bring investments and create more employment opportunities to the state.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>500 youths from Bayelsa State have completed their training in mobile telephony repairs, hardware, software andentrepreneurship development sponsored under the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) Youth Empowerment Programme. As part of their exit package, the trainees were presented with starter packs that would enable them to start their trade. 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As part of their exit package, the trainees were presented with starter packs that would enable them to start their trade. 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