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From Aloysius Attah, Onitsha
The Federal Government through the Ministry of Steel Development has commenced a 3-Batch comprehensive Boot-Camp Training Programme on welding and fabrication aimed at equipping young individuals with practical competencies in welding techniques and knowledge crucial for contributing to the nation’s industrial growth.
The programme holding at Metallurgical Training Institute (MTI), Onitsha aims to equip selected participants with hands-on skills, technical knowledge, and industry insights crucial for advancing the Nigerian metallurgical landscape.
Speaking during the opening ceremony and flag-off of the First-Batch of the Boot-Camp Training , Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Steel Development Dr. Chris Osa Isokpunwu, in a keynote address yesterday, disclosed that the initiative marked a significant step in the Ministry’s commitment to develop a skilled workforce, fostering industrial growth, and promoting sustainable development within Nigeria’s metallurgical and steel sector.
He added that the Ministry, under the leadership of the Honourable Minister, Prince Shaiubu Abubakar Audu, had taken deliberate steps to reposition the steel and metals industry as a cornerstone of the nation’s economic transformation.
Dr. Chris revealed that over the next few weeks, the participants would undergo rigorous training in welding and fabrication, industrial foundry and metallurgy, and instrumentation, system control, and mechanical maintenance. He said the objective was to bridge skill gaps, promote innovation, and enhance the employability of the nation’s youths within the steel critical sector.
Director, Metallurgical Inspectorate, Frederick E.Ewa, describred the programme as a strategic effort to empower young Nigerians with hands-on technical skills, foster industrial growth, and bridge the manpower gap in the nation’s steel sector.
Ewa disclosed that 253,838 Nigerians applied for the training but owing to paucity of funds, only 700 will be trained across the nation and they have been arranged in batches of 175 each.
