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Some skills acquisition centres in Nigeria
SOME SKILLS ACQUISITION CENTRES IN NIGERIA
Definition of skills
According to the businessdictionary.com
a skill is “An ability and capacity acquired through deliberate,
systematic, and sustained effort to smoothly and adaptively carryout complex
activities or job functions involving ideas (cognitive skills), things
(technical skills), and/or people (interpersonal skills).”
Skill acquisition centres in Nigeria
Small and Medium Enterprise Development Agency of Nigeria (SMEDAN)
One crucial centre for the acquisition of skills is the Small
and Medium Enterprise Development Agency of Nigeria (SMEDAN). It was
established in 2003, by the federal government of Nigeria. One of the reasons
for its establishment is the promotion and development of the country’s micro,
small and medium-sized enterprise sectors of the Nigerian economy. According to
their official website, their mission is “to establish a structured and
efficient micro, small and medium-sized enterprise sector that will enhance
sustainable development of Nigeria.” In 2012, the Small and Medium Enterprises
Development Agency of Nigeria (SMEDAN), agreed to collaborate with Azsa
Microfinance Bank, to provide entrepreneurial training, including mentoring and
counseling to micro-, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs), and recommend
them to Azsa Microfinance Bank for funding.
National Directorate of Employment (NDE)
Another important skills acquisition centres in Nigeria is
the National Directorate of Employment. This Directorate was established in
November 1986 but became operational in January 1987. Gleaning from the main
website of N.D.E., one of its main functions is to “…design and implement job
creation programmes that will promote attitudinal change, employment
generation, reduce poverty and enhance wealth generation.” The N.D.E. helps
Nigerians to acquire skills and gets them recruited. The Director-General of
the N.D.E. has disclosed that, between January and April of 2017, 15000
Nigerians were recruited.
National Institute for Hospitality and Tourism (NIHOTOUR)
The National Institute of Hospitality and Tourism, NIHOTOUR,
Nigeria was established in 1988. As a federal government institution, it was
established to train professionals to feed the ever growing skills gaps in the
tourism industry in Nigeria. It was also envisaged that NIHOTOUR would introduce
post-graduate courses in the travel and tourism and hospitality fields. They
are seen to be givers of adequate training in the hospitality sector in Nigeria.
National Institute for Cultural Orientation (NICO)
The National Institute for Cultural Orientation is another
relevant skills acquisition centre in Nigeria. It was established in 1993 as a
parastatal of the Federal Ministry of Tourism, Culture and National Orientation.
As a training institute, NICO contribution to the tourism sector is to train Cultural
Officers, Motivators and Communicators in the cultural realities, philosophy
and practices of Nigeria. Its vision is to become the leading cultural training
institute in Nigeria.
According to the official website of NICO, one of its
objectives is to “Develop cultural materials for promoting the cultural image
of Nigeria nationally and internationally and use them for the realization of
the nation's Cultural Diplomacy objectives.”
Ushafa Pottery Centre
The mentioning of skills acquisition centres in Nigeria
cannot be complete without mentioning the Ushafa Pottery Village. The pottery
centre was established in 1991. It is a centre where tourists and other
category of visitors can observe how traditional pottery is made. One of the
objectives of the establishment of the Ushafa pottery village was to exhibit the
dexterity with which the women potters of Ushafa community create their pottery
products. Using the age old traditional apprenticeship system to teach their
skills to others, the village has become an important centre for the transfer
and acquisition of skills. The centre is also essential because it was designed
in a way that can attract tourists and visitors.
SAMPLE QUESTION(S)
1.a. Identify five skills in your locality.
b. Highlight five skills acquisition centres in your country.
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