The employment department trains 1,000 unemployed people in renewable energies

The Director General of the National Directorate of Employment (NDE), Mallam Abubakar Nuhu Fikpo, said the directorate recently commented on a training for 1,000 unemployed Nigerian youths on solar and renewable energy.

Mallam Fikpo said the training started in December 2022 with carefully selected beneficiaries from all states of the federation.

He went on to say that the initiative is part of the federal government's efforts to reduce unemployment in the country and boost energy supply for the nation's economic growth.

The DG added that participants are trained in various classifications of renewable energy under the umbrella of solar energy.

They should understand the concept of solar energy, ways of producing solar panels, systematic coatings needed to improve the performance of solar cells, methods of detecting faults in solar panels, solar reflectometry, that is i.e. measurement of solar reflectance and absorbance on surfaces to help mitigate climate change and the like.

According to Mallam Fikpo, the training of participants is suitable for operational energy at a moderate cost.

Giving more details about the Solar Energy Training (SET), the Director of Special Public Works (SPW), which is the department overseeing the training exercise, Mrs. Olaomi Roseline Silvia, said that the people recruited for the training exercise are unemployed graduates of higher education institutions and degree holders with technical background.

According to her, participants are currently undergoing a week-long intensive theoretical and practical training, after which they will be attached to major renewable energy companies in the country for more training and field and marketing experiences. During three months. period.

She said, "The government has also provided good monthly stipends to encourage participants."

Meanwhile, NDE, on the verge of improving productivity and good service delivery in job creation and job generation for 2023, has organized capacity building seminars and workshops to various executives of its staff.

DG END explained that the aim of the various workshops is to equip END staff members with the required knowledge of modern administration and imbue them with the proper work ethic and attitude for efficient service delivery.

According to him, as the supreme job creation agency of the federal government, NDE concerns many publics, in particular several categories of unemployed in the country who must be given a new orientation on sustainable jobs and employment options. viable jobs.< /p>

“Our staff must therefore be aware of the principles, standards, policies and guidelines that provide the necessary capabilities for effective service delivery,” said Mallam Fikpo.

In one of the workshops held in conjunction with Rikadez Nigeria Limited for Directorate Human Resources staff, key documents that were presented included Code of Ethics by Oyoyo Kate, Expectations of Civil Servants by Audu Faisal Ibrahim, Discipline in Public Service by Ms. Folarin Dupeola, and Essentials of Time Management by Stella Chukwuma.

The resource persons instructed the participants to deploy all the necessary resources, both physically and psychologically, for their duty in order to be good service providers in terms of counselling, reorientation and presentation of employment options viable that confine to the acquisition of skills and the development of entrepreneurship for oneself employment and dependence.

Teaching the participants in time management techniques, the Head of Human Resources Department, Ms. Stella Chukwuma, emphasized the importance of prioritization, delegation, decision making, defining goals, multitasking and planning.

She said delivering quality and timely service requires out-of-the-box strategic thinking.

In a similar development, the Directorate also organized a workshop for key grassroots officers from the 36 states across the country on ways to train NDE beneficiaries in cooperative societies to facilitate ways to find external funds for business expansion.< /p>

Resource persons were brought in from the Federal Department of Cooperatives to train NDE officers on the terms and benefits of the initiative.

According to the Managing Director of NDE, the Directorate will, in 2023, perfect all avenues to encourage skills acquisition, entrepreneurship development and self-employment in Nigeria.

An induction course was also organized for some of the Directorate's new employees. The highlight of the event was the distribution of certificates of participation to participants.

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