Director-General of ITF, Mrs. Juliet Chukkas-Onaeko
Sourece: THISDAY LIVE
Senator Iroegbu in Abuja
The Industrial Training Fund (ITF) has offered to train beneficiaries
of the Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP) who are former Niger Delta
militants, towards sustainable re-integration into the larger society.
The Director-General of ITF, Mrs. Juliet Chukkas-Onaeko made the offer
on Tuesday during a courtesy call on the Special Adviser to the
President on Niger Delta and PAP Coordinator , Brig-Gen. Paul Boroh
(Rtd) in his office in Abuja.
Chukkas-Onaeko said the primary function of the ITF which was
established in 1971, is training to build indigenous capacity and
provide certification, a function she said "is in tandem with the
current task of the Amnesty Programme which is training to ensure
sustainable reintegration of the Amnesty beneficiaries".
She said the over 800 training centres of the ITF can be open to the
beneficiaries to be trained in areas like oil and gas,
telecommunications and agriculture.
The Director-General said the ITF can carry out skills study in the
Niger Delta which can lead to the employment of local rather than
foreign employees in areas like oil and gas.
Chukkas-Onaeko who proposed a Memorandum Of Understanding (MoU) between
the ITF and the Amnesty Office, also called for synergy with the Niger
Delta Development Commission, ITF, the PAP and related organisations.
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