NGO Set To Roll Out Skills Acquisition Program

Okonta Emeka Okonta, Asaba

Committed towards bridging the skills acquisition gap in Delta State, has rolled out plans to commence a training program for Deltans.

Asaba Home Diaspora Development Initiative (AHDDI) recently unveiled plans to implement a skills acquisition training in Asaba.

Rev Dr Nwanze Osita, AHDDI's  director, pointed out that this year's training session will commence by 20th July.

We are going to train our participants in different skill sets and the training will last for four months.

Participants will be trained in Acting/Script writing, cane furniture, graphic designs, Solar PV Installation, paint manufacturing, electric generator and plant repairs, computer and phone repairs as well as photography and videography.

There are other extra entrepreneural skills trainings our participants will be exposed to, which, include: communication and interpersonal skills; sales and marketing; basic booking; financial management; customer service and telephoning services, Rev Dr Nwanze told our reporter.

Over the recently past weekend, AHDDI, organized an interview, assessment and registration exercise for the prospective trainees.

During the exercise, the participants had opportunities to engage with some AHDDI's facilitators, skills acquisition  resource persons and past training graduants, now AHDDI's Ambassadors.

One of the resource persons, Mrs Uche Florence Okpara, encouraged the participant to get ready to take quality advantage of AHDDI's empowerment scheme.

She urged and charged them on the need to carve out wholesome entreprenurial career out of the training opportunity before them.

On his own part, John Chuka of the Asaba Film Academy, appreciated AHDDI over the opportunity his academy has to train and mentor participants in Film making, acting and script writing.

He also pointed out that there are  lots of opportunities for in the movie industry and advised them to be ready to cease those opportunities.

Mrs Anthonia Isioma Damasus, earlier in her remarks, shared that AHDDI is ready to do more for committed and willing youths in Delta State, who are ready to acquire skills.

With our skill acquisition training programs, we want them to become self reliant, become useful to themselves, support their family members and contribute meaningfully to the society.

One of the highlights of the one day assessment and registration exercise, was the break away sessions the participants had with their different skills acquisition facilitators and rounds of testimony sharing sessions from past training graduants.

Konwea Charles and Sandra Dupe Konwea, couple, who jointly were trained last year as Solar PV Installers, shared their experiences, challenges and gains during their last year's training sessions.

The couple, now managers of Sancha Energy Solutions, encouraged the new participants to put in all their best, assuring them that they will be happy that they participated in the training program.

We appreciate AHDDI for their investment in us, today, we are living more happier lives as Solar PV installers, our business is equally doing well, the couple said.

Agbo Chukwuma, a laptop and phone repairs graduant of AHDDI's empowerment program, shared how better fullfilled as a young entreprenuer his career is now.

He also challenged the new participants to get ready to walk through the programs tough training program but assured them that at the end of the training, they will be very happy to had participated in the exercise.

For Uche Osaji Esther, a trained female photography and videography skills set, thanks and gratitude to AHDDI was her major response to the organizers of the empowerment program.

She also thanked AHDDI for all the transportation, feeding and other welfare assistance all the participants received during their training program.

Her charge to the new participants was that of committment, dedication, readiness to learn, ask questions, limit distracting friends and do all withing their powers at mastering the skills they came to learn.