By Stella Odueme
The Federal Government has organised a training on capacity building for Youth Development officers and professional Youth workers in order to enhance their expertise to address the challenges faced by young people.
The three-day training was organised at Manpower Development Institute, Dutse, the Jigawa State capital had the theme: “Modern Trend in Effective and Efficient Programming for Young People”.
A statement by the Director of Information & Public Relations, Omolara Esan on Tuesday in Abuja said that the Minister, Ministry of Youth Development, Dr Jamila Bio- Ibrahim who was represented by Director, Education and Youth Development in the Ministry, Mr Kabiru Mohammed in her remarks, encouraged participants to embrace new ideas and perspectives, share experiences, and learn to foster meaningful connections and embody the spirit of teamwork.
“You are also to be reminded that empowering young people is a collective responsibility of the youth development officers. Your enhanced capacity will have a ripple effect in achieving this and influencing generations to come.
“I recognize the critical role you play in shaping the future of our dear youths. This initiative demonstrates commitment to investing in your skills and knowledge, enabling you to effectively support and uplift our young people, your dedication and passion will be ignited, inspiring positive change and impactful programs.
“Our objective is to equip you with innovative strategies, best practices, and collaborative approaches to address the complex challenges faced by our people in their community, ” she concluded.
In his goodwill message, Jigawa State Commissioner for Youth and Sports, Hon. Sagir Musa Ahmed noted that the theme of the capacity building pointed to the fact that every stakeholder in the youth sector needs to embrace and employ various programs in developing the youth in order for them to be responsible to themselves and the society at large.
“By appointing two energetic and vibrant young people as Minister and Minister of state respectively showed the passion that President Bola Tinubu has in developing the young people which all the state governors should emulate because tomorrow lies in the hands of youths”, Sagir added.
Various topics that could enhance the productivity of Youth Development Officers were taken by different facilitators. These include : General Administrative procedures in civil service, report writing, minuting, and drafting. Others are on issues relating to youth : Commonwealth value on youth development work, principles and practices of youth development work, nature and scope of youth development work and a host of others.
