Why Compulsory Skill Acquisition programme was introduced
According to Kazaure, this directive will enable Corps members become job creators rather than seeking scarce white collar jobs after the mandatory one-year national programme.
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During a visit to the corps members undergoing orientation programme at the NYSC Orientation Camp in Bayelsa, The Director-General of NYSC, Brigadier-General S. Z Kazaure explained the reason for making this move.
He also noted that the need to bridge the unemployment informed the decision to introduce a compulsory skills acquisition and entrepreneurship programme for corps members during the service year.
Kazaure urged the corps members to create jobs for others, nothing that having passion for entrepreneurship and skills acquisition is a sure way for solving the unemployment problem of young graduates.
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He also described the corps members as highly disciplined and patriotic and commended them for their cooperation inspite of limited camp facilities.
Bayelsa State Coordinator of the NYSC, Mr. Anthony Ekeocha, who commended the state government for constructing a new orientation camp for the scheme appealed for the early completion of the project to ease the challenges experienced by corps members and camp officials during orientation exercises.
“I am optimistic that the visit of the Director-General to the state would offer him an opportunity to interact with key officials of government in the state and further add voice to our persistent for the early completion of the new NYSC orientation camp”, he added.
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