The Kwara State Government, in collaboration with the International Vocational Technical and Entrepreneurship College (IVTEC), Ajase Ipo, has announced the commencement of admissions for the Second Batch of the 2021/2022 Youth Empowerment and Employment Generation Scheme.
The programme which is sponsored by the Kwara State Government is designed to promote viable and measurable occupational skills training to increase the effectiveness of the Government’s efforts at combating youth unemployment and poverty as well as to generate employment and increase entrepreneurship opportunities among the teeming youth in the state.
Also, the programme entails an intensive three-month in-centre training, followed by a mandatory three-month industrial attachment at the appropriate industry/business.
15 areas of training are expected to be taught within the timeframe, they include; Automotive Mechatronics, Electrical Installations and Maintenance, Heating, Ventilation and Air-conditioning (HVAC), Computer Appreciation and Desktop Publishing.
In addition to the scholarship the Kwara State Government will provide the following for the beneficiaries of the programme:
Full tuition fee scholarship
Monthly stipend of Five Thousand Naira each for six months
Personal Protective Equipment
Training consumables
Start-up package after completion of the programme.