Lagos State Governor, Babatunde Fashola has advised the newly trained artisans and traders in the state to practise their trades.
Fashola, who spoke last week at the grand finale of the fifth Tradesmen and Artisans’ Week and Graduation for re-trained artisans and traders in Ikeja, said the exercise was meant to enhance workers’ capacity.
He said the programme, an initiative of the Lagos State Technical and Vocational Educational Board (LASTVEB), would spur workers’ growth. He said through the training, artisans and traders have been given opportunities to access skills similar to those in technical schools.
Also, the Special Adviser to the governor on Commerce and Industry, Oluseye Oladejo, said many vocational workers have been trained in the state.
He said: “I am pleased to inform you that a total of 5,780 members of different registered associations, made up of 3,780 artisans and 2000 trades from various vocations and trades have been trained to date.”
Also, the General Manager, British American Tobacco Foundation, Abimbola Okoya, said statistics have shown that eight out of 10 new businesses in Nigeria collapse in their first five years. Okoya said the development prompted the foundation to extend a hand of partnership to the state government to build young entrepreneurs.
She said: “We trained about 700 during the eight week programme. They were taught how to keep track of transactions, and maintain good human relations with their customers.”
The foundation, she explained, also gave mobile phones and barges to 50 participants for performing well during the training, hoping the devices would help them communicate effectively with their customers.
She advised participants, to utilise knowledge acquired well and look out for what would make them succeed in business.
A trainee, Mrs Adelakun Atinuke, thanked the government and the foundation for the exercise, saying but for the opportunity, the knowledge gained would have eluded them.
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