Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, Adeniyi Adebayo, flanked by the Director General, ITF, Sir Joseph Ari, cutting the tape to inaugurate library complex in Jos, built by ITF.
By M. Peter – Jos
The Industrial Training Fund (ITF) has opened a modern library complex that has e -learning facilities for Engineering, Arts and Humanities among other disciplines.
The library has a – 250 capacity computer centre for Computer Based Test (CBT).
The facility was inaugurated alongside a central store and a block of classrooms over the weekend at the ITF training school, Jos.
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The Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, Adeniyi Adebayo, who inaugurated the projects said the federal government is still committed to making policies that will ensure that organisations whose operations have direct impact on the people thrive.
Adebayo decried that many Nigerians were still living in abject poverty, hence, there is need for skill intervention agency like the ITF to work hard.
The new library complex built by ITF in Jos, Plateau state.
“It is no longer news that a huge number of Nigerians are unemployed and in poverty, as a consequence, the country has witnessed a rise in insecurity and other social vices. In the face of the absence of white collar jobs, the only feasible alternative is for organizations like the ITF to ensure that their mandates are fully actualised.
“I want to assure that the federal government will continue to put in place policies that will ensure that organisations like the ITF whose activities have direct impact on the life of Nigerians thrives to its fullest.”
Plateau state governor, Mr. Simon Lalong, acknowledged that ITF has contributed significantly in raising the living conditions of Nigerians especially in skills training and formal education.
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Earlier, the Director General of ITF, Joseph Ari, listed the projects to be commissioned to include, a modern library complex, a central store and a block of classrooms at the ITF staff school.
“The modern library complex will accommodate e-learning facilities for Engineering, Arts and Humanities Social Sciences, among others. It would also house a 250 computer based test CBT capacity, as well as office accommodation for staff.
“It is our firm believe that the library will enhance the capacity of staff to perform their duties. It must be noted that for any organisation to flourish, it requires the services of a vibrant and well furnished line, taking into cognisance our position as a learning and development agency.
“The staff of the Fund are expected to be knowledgeable and that can only be achieved through constant research which is possible with a rich modern library.”
