ACCI Completes ICT Training For Corps Members

The Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ACCI) has completed the pilot phase of its professional information communication and technology training for members of the National Youth Service Corps in Abuja.

At the closing ceremony, ACCI President, Al-Mujtaba Abubakar, says that the program was part of the chamber’s Business Entrepreneurship Skills and Technology Center.

“This pilot phase of professional IT/ICT training for corps members was developed to upskill 100 youth corps members within Abuja on employability skills that can make them employable and highly competitive in the global market.

“During the opening ceremony held on February 9, 2022, participants were encouraged to take full advantage of this rare opportunity with a commitment from the BEST Centre to give participants all it takes to learn.

“I am glad to inform you that they have been empowered with skills and knowledge required to thrive in their chosen skills,” he says.

According to Abubakar, the chamber operates four centers alongside its secretariat at present.

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He outlined the centres to include the Abuja Trade Centre; Business Entrepreneurial Skills and Technology Centre; Policy Advocacy Centre; and Dispute Resolution Centre, with each carrying out specialised functions in the development of the Nigerian economy.

“The BEST Centre being the training and capacity development arm of the chamber, has in the past few years received several awards and accolades for its role in skills development and promoting youth empowerment,” Abubakar said.

He added that, “The centre’s flagship #BEST1000 training aimed at skilling 1000 youth in one year, was highly successful with over 70 per cent of the first batch of 120 participants currently engaged and generating incomes with the skills learnt.”

The ACCI president assured participants that the member-funded chamber would continue to represent the common interests of the business community in the FCT and the country.

The chamber stated that the training was a collaboration between the GIZ Skills Development for Youth Employment program, financed by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development, and the NYSC Skills Acquisition and Empowerment program.