He said the government would also intensify efforts to make artisans and youths have
access to the Employment Trust Fund.
Not exact matches
«The compendium will have every artisan having a registration number and can be a sort of reference point for the
Employment Trust Fund in assisting artisans
to access capital,» Durosimi - Etti said.
According
to the Commissioner, the compendium when fully launched will go a long way in increasing number of artisans
to access the
Employment Trust Fund (ETF) set up by the present administration in the State, and as well help residents and potential customers
to locate artisans in any part of the State.
He said
to start with, entrepreneurs in the sector would be allowed
to access the N25billion
Employment Trust Fund (ETF), which is an initiative of his administration,
to grow their businesses, as well as other interventions from the State's Ministry of Wealth Creation and
Employment.
Mark Woodruff, Executive of The JJ Charitable
Trust says: «Literacy is one of The JJ Charitable
Trust's main concerns and for years we have worked with charities
to prevent and overcome poor
access to literacy that too often sees children and young people fall prey
to low educational attainment, low
employment chances and even homelessness and prison.
The ones who can not afford
to go
to university or college, have
access to vocational training through Human
Employment and Resource Training (HEART)--
Trust / National Training Agency (HEART
Trust / NTA), which is a statutory organization created in 1982.
Limited
access to advanced coursework, medical care, food and
employment opportunities also hurts rural schools, according
to a report by AASA, The School Superintendents Association, and The Rural School and Community
Trust.
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