ABE UK, UNESCO to train 1.2million youths

The Association of Business Executive, United Kingdom in partnership with United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) Read and Learn Federation are set to improve business and education for aspiring entrepreneurs in the country. The aim to empower young people by training them in different skills to be business and community leaders.The President, UNESCO Read and Earn Federation, Abdulsalami Ladigbolu said there is need to work with the relevant and internationally recognised organisation such as ABE UK, which shares the priorities and aspiration of the UNESCO TAP Project.Ladigbolu spoke during the signing of Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between UNESCO Read and Earn Federation and ABE,UK in Abuja, stating that the objective was to lay emphasis on entrepreneurship among youths for job creation.The MoU is to ensure that ABE train youths in different ecognised programme to curb illegal migration. Its target per year is 120,000 and in 10 years, it is eyeing 1.2million to be trained in different skills.The objective is to curb illegal migration from Africa, to provide youths with a gendered focus on women the opportunity to acquire internationally recognised entrepreneurship skills and knowledge in becoming a global work force and a relevant alternative resource to oil exploration for the nations economic growth before or by 2030.UNESCO president said this include increasing the capacity of the youths to learn and understand the dynamics of approaching and dealing with international markets. This also is to enhance the aspiration of the Muhammadu Buharis administration to make Nigeria economic powerhouse on the international stage.
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