The National Directorate of Employment (NDE) in Nasarawa State says it has started the Basic Business Training (BBT) for 30 beneficiaries of Enviropreneurship Development Scheme ( EDS) in the state.
Mr. Chris Bamsida, the State Coordinator of NDE, made this known at the flag-off of Basic Business Training (BBT) for the graduated trainees of the scheme in Lafia.
Bamsida said that the EDS was aimed at inculcating entrepreneurial skills in the beneficiaries to enable them to contribute their quotas positively to the development of the state and the country at large.
He said: “This auspicious event is aimed at conducting the Basic Business Training (BBT) for 30 beneficiaries of the Enviropreneurship Development Scheme (EDS).
“| want to use this medium to congratulate the beneficiaries of the EDS for the successful completion of three months of intensive training in the skill of conversion of ‘Waste to Wealth’.
“| urge you to utilize your new skills and also seize the opportunity of available waste in our communities to create wealth and generate self-employment.
“The operation of your skills will also enhance a safe environment for healthy living.
“The training procedure will be interactive and participatory. The curriculum is also simplified, with competent resource persons to tutor the participants.
“During the training, participants will be introduced to sensitization/motivation for entrepreneurs, forms of business, sources of funds, record keeping, management of workers, costing of products/service, marketing, business ethics, business failure causes, and prevention, etc.”
Bamsida, therefore, urged the participants to give their necessary cooperation with a high level of discipline and commitment during the training.
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“Truancy will not be condoned. | want to assure you that any consideration after the training will be on merit,” he said.
Bamsida also called on the beneficiaries to develop sustainable business skills in the informal sector of the economy to improve the quality of life in their homes.
He appealed to philanthropists, politicians, non-governmental organizations, and governments, among others to come to the aid of the beneficiaries to facilitate their skills practice.
“| call on interested bodies to collaborate with the Directorate in order to generate more employment opportunities.
“This is the only means by which we can curtail the scourge of social vices associated with unemployment in Nasarawa State,” Bamsida added.
The NDE coordinator appreciated Gov. Abdullahi Sule for creating a conducive environment for the Directorate to operate in the state.
“I thank the Director-General of NDE, Malam Abubakar Nuhu, for considering Nasarawa State for programs implementation,” he said.
Responding, Mercy Orshio, who spoke on behalf of other beneficiaries, thanked NDE for the gesture.
Orshio promised to take the training with all seriousness.
