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SKILL UP AREWA
Icreate Africa Hosted Skills Competition In
Kaduna: An Innovate Approach To Address
Youth Unemployment In The North
It was a long way coming when the first guests arrived Youth from the entire Northern Region were dressed
YarAdua Hall and gathered in this multipurpose sports in fresh overalls, waiting for the countdown to end
hall, located within the premises of the busy Murtala and for Africa’s biggest Technical and Vocational Skills
Square in the heart of Kaduna, Kaduna State. Being Competition to kick-off for the first time in the Northern
known as preferred venue by the State Government geopolitical zone of Nigeria.
for the acclaimed KADINVEST fair, the sight -this time On 26-27 April 2019, the Crocodile City of Kaduna was
- was different as the Honorable Commissioner of the chosen location to celebrate young talent, promote
Kaduna State Ministry of Commerce, Industry, and vocational skills and foster youth entrepreneurship and
Tourism Mrs. Ruth Alkali asserted: “I have never seen industrialization. ICreate Africa started the nationwide
the hall like this.” Yar’Adua Hall was transformed into campaign of uplifting the profile of skilled professionals
a colorful arena with wood fabrications dipped in and created a platform for aspiring entrepreneurs to
graffiti art, with traditional Kamu Decor and Nigerian prove that Nigeria indeed is full of skilled and talented
fabrics wrapped around the iron bars. 6 brand new youth who have the capacities and abilities to service,
Peugeot 301 Automatic Transmission were beautifully produce, program, design and manufacture locally at
lined up, an ICT lab furnished with computer systems world class standards.
sponsored by Kad ICT Hub was flanked by sewing Day 1 saw the beginning of tensed competitions across
machines, mannequins and fashion work stations 12 skill professions with a total of 64 contestants from
from The Fashion Academy Abuja on the one side Kaduna, Kano, Gombe, Kwara, Plateau, Niger, Jigawa,
and solar panels waiting to be connected by the 5 Sokoto, Benue States and Abuja FCT.
Northern talents of electrical technicians. Bosch Power Selected youths who have been thoroughly screened
Tools were distributed across and ready to be used by industry experts of the featured skill trades, were
in the Carpentry, Tiling and Plumbing work stations. tested with tasking test projects to be completed within
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