… for 200 Edo youths in rural communities.
Edo State Government, through the Skills Development Agency, EdoJobs, has commenced stream 11 of the three (3) months paid internship program for youth in rural communities.
The Head Edojobs Matching and Placement Unit, Mrs. Eribo Anita, addressed the participants during the orientation session.
A total of 200 Edo youth will acquire firsthand knowledge of how organizations operate, as well as gain soft skills trainings and technical experience in a real work environment aimed at enriching their knowledge, skills, experience and enhancing their competencies and overall employability for the next three months under the Edojobs Internship and Apprenticeship Program.
This phase of the Edojobs Internship and Apprenticeship Scheme is in collaboration with the Skills Development for Youth Employment (SKYE) implemented by GIZ,
promoting need-based Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) and youth employment in Nigeria.
Speaking on the successes of previous phase of the programme, The Managing Director of EdoJobs, Mrs. Violet Obiokoro,
stated that Edojobs Internship and Apprenticeship Program was established to tackle unemployment across all local government areas of the state.
Since its inception in 2018, the program has impacted over 2,000 Edo youths with a track record of 70% retention rate.
According to Mrs. Obiokoro, the Agency will continue to provide these opportunities so youths in the state can get the opportunity to compete favourably in the workforce.
Obiokoro also added that the 7 Edojobs centers located across the three senatorial districts of the state would always be available to welcome youth in the state into more opportunities relevant to their career growth and success, and urged youths within the state to take advantage of all other Edojobs opportunities.
The program captured qualified candidates, who have little or no experience in the corporate world, the opportunity to work within the organization for a duration of three months to gain valuable work skills and experience spread across various rural communities in Edo North and Edo Central to ensure an even spread across the state as previous streams focused in Edo South.
The Edo State Government is committed to improving the livelihood of Edo youths by providing sustainable opportunities for youths of the state to acquire relevant skills and experience in the workforce, and the Edojobs Internship and Apprenticeship Scheme is one such testament to this commitment.
