The Industrial Training Fund (ITF) has announced that the screening of artisans for the Skill-Up Artisans program will take place between the 29th of April and the 10th of May 2024.
The ITF announced this in a statement signed by its Director General, Dr. Afiz Oluwatoyin Ogun, on Sunday.
According to the statement, the screening exercise will be the first phase of the Skill Up Artisans (SUPA) initiative and will take place across all senatorial districts of the country.
The statement enjoined all artisans to avail themselves of the opportunity by visiting the closest screening centres.
The Federal Government had earlier disclosed its plans to retrain and certify 20 million artisans in the next five years as part of efforts to boost the blue-collar job sector. Through the program, the government also plans to send about 14,000 artisans to the United Arab Emirates as part of a partnership project between both nations.
