Lagos State government said its polices are designed to reduce high unemployment rates.
Speaking in Lagos, the Commissioner, Ministry of Wealth Creation and Employment, Hon Mrs Yetunde Arobieke said the approach was to preserve jobs and skills.
Represented by the Director for Employment,Mrs Iyabo Seriki-Bello, the commissioner said government was determined to raise the state ’s profile to a centre for entrepreneurship, in its drive to boost private -owned enterprises.
In collaboration with Jobberman, she said the government came up with a free programme to train youths on soft skills and job interviews.
She said: “This programme is crucial as it will prepare our youth when evaluating organisations or institutions so as to identify recruiters’ requirements in relation to skills and attributes ,knowing likely questions posed at interviews and good approaches in answering types of interview questions.”
According to her, youth unemployment has increased considerably. Consequently, the government has responded by taking comprehensive policy measures for young people, ranging from employability skills and income support programmes.
The aim,she added , was to put in place measures to boost employment prospect and aspirations of young people.
Youth Engagement Associate, Jobberman Nigeria, Damilola Odubanjo, said employability skills training was critical as more young Nigerians enter the job market every year.
To help prepare them for the future,he said skills building were important along with building a culture of life-long learning.
He said employers were looking not only for technical skills, but also cognitive skills like critical thinking and problem solving, and behavioral skills, like reliability and team work and communication skills.
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