Nigerian Educational and Research Development Council (NERDC)
Nigerian Educational and Research Development Council (NERDC) and the
United National Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) have launched
entrepreneurship curriculum project aimed at ensuring senior secondary school
students acquire functional trade and entrepreneurship skills.
In his address, at the flag-off ceremony in Abuja, the Executive Secretary,
NERDC, Prof. Isma’il Junaidu said that the curricular were developed with a
view to equipping young school leavers with relevant entrepreneurship skills.
He said UNIDO entered into partnership with NERDC for the review of the 34
trades and entrepreneurship curricular to scale them up in line with global
best practices.
He said the project was designed to enable youths to develop a positive
attitude towards entrepreneurship, business and self-employment.
Minister of education, Malam Adamu Adamu said that the project would reduce
unemployment rate in the country.
In his opening remark, the country representative of UNIDO, Dr. Chuma
Ezedinma said entrepreneurship was necessary ingredient for stimulating
economic growth and employment opportunities in every society.
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