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icreate Africa. www.icreateafrica.com iCreate Africa is taking iCreate Skill Fest on a tour across external skill experts of iCreate. Nigeria’s geopolitical zones to promote technical skills nationwide. The iCreate Skills Finals in Lagos will also feature the National TVET Conference and Youth Forum which The competition test projects showcase new connects African youth from across the continent to technologies and best practices, designed to meet the discuss with TVET experts, policy makers, educators and skills demand of each region. industry leaders policies about increased involvement Starting with a regional competition for the Northern of industries in TVET, more sustainable TVET funding, states hosted in Kaduna, the gateway to the North, the reform steps and strengthened collaboration amongst Skill Fest will be hold for the South Eastern Region in the the stakeholders. Coal City of Enugu. Both regional competitions will produce top 3 winners of each category who have the chance to compete in the Grand Finals in Lagos which also accommodates 3 contestants from the South-West region. « Green cards » to make up the final list of 10 contestants of underrepresented regions. iCreate Skill Competitions Schedule: Eligible candidates are between 18 and 28 years Kaduna – April 26th - 27th 2019 each skill category are available for best applications or of age and either undergraduates / graduates of a technical school or a practicing artisan (self-employed Enugu – July 19th - 20th 2019 or employed). Interested candidates will apply online Lagos – December 4th - 5th 2019 before undergoing a rigorous selection process by 28