Oluwatoyin Yusuf
Abuja
In a bid to equip young geoscience graduates with industry-driven skills and improve their professional competence and employability, the Federal government is training post NYSC graduates on geosciences.
Speaking at the inauguration of the capacity building, the minister of Solid Mineral Development, Dr. Dele Alake charge the Nigerian Geological Survey Agency, NGSA, to expand the graduate skills training programme to equip more young Nigerians with practical knowledge required in the solid minerals industry.
The Minister who was represented by the Permanent Secretary, Mr. Faruk Yusuf Yabo said the initiative would help bridge the gap between theoretical knowledge acquired in universities and the practical skills required by the industry.
Dr. Alake while urging the participants to make use of the opportunity in acquiring practical skills in geological mapping, mineral exploration, geophysical and geochemical investigations, and other aspect of the sector encourage them to explore the business opportunities there in.
the Director-General of NGSA, Professor Olusegun Ige, said the programme was designed to equip young geoscience graduates with industry-driven skills and improve their professional competence and employability.
In their goodwill messages,, a former NGSA Director-General, Alex Nduibisi and Director-General of the Mining Cadastre Office, Simon Nkom described the initiative as timely, noting that inadequate practical facilities in some universities had created a gap between academic training and industry requirements.
The representative of the Vice-Chancellor of Nasarawa State University, Keffi, Professor Nathaniel Goki who also applauded the program called for sustained collaboration between the university and NGSA, .
Speaking on behalf of the shortlisted trainees , Yakubu Nana, appreciates the federal government for the opportunity and promised it will not be taken lightly not just for the certificate sake but for self and sector development
With nearly 500 applications with a few selected, it only shows how hungry the youth are for the empowerment in the field, it is however hoped that the initiative going forward will gain more support to accommodate more participants
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