1 day Ago By Gbenga Oloniniran
The Lagos State Technical and Vocational Education Board has reiterated its commitment to equipping young people with essential skills to address the growing issue of youth unemployment in the state. Speaking at the graduation ceremony of the Kensington Adebukunola Adebutu Foundation Construction Trades Training Programme, held in Ikeja on Thursday, the Executive Secretary of LASTVEB, Ms Moronke Azeez, commended the graduates for their dedication. She highlighted the state government’s focus on youth empowerment as a cornerstone of its economic development agenda.
“The Lagos State Government, through LASTVEB, is dedicated to providing technical skills that not only create employment opportunities but also enable self-employment,” Azeez said. She said the ceremony marked the culmination of a partnership between LASTVEB’s Skills for Work Programme and the KAAF Foundation, a collaboration that has provided training in trades such as plumbing, electrical repairs, carpentry, and masonry. Azeez expressed gratitude to the foundation’s founder, Sir Kensington Adebutu, for his support, which includes providing a fully-equipped training centre in Surulere.
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“We have constantly received feedback that our past graduates are excelling, whether as self-employed individuals or in gainful employment with various organisations. “Due to skill gaps, expatriate hire continues to plague the Nigerian labour market because we are still tied to the technological apron strings of industrial nations,” she said..
