Nestlé Nigeria Celebrates3
rdbatch of Graduates from her AbajiTechnical Training
Center
Precious Iyamuis one of the 20 beneficiaries who were awarded certificates of completion
of Nestlé Nigeria’s technical training program at the Abaji Technical Training Center. He
made his family and friends proud as the best graduating student of Batch 3, achieving
31 distinctions and one merit, in the 32 courses he took in the City and Guilds
examinations.
Prior to joining the technical training program, Precious aspired to further his studies and
build a career path in automation and instrumentation. His dreams came true when he
was selected to participate in the NestléTechnical Training program, out of over 600
applicants. Thanks to this experience, Precious is an employee of Nestlé Nigeria today.
Nestlé Nigeria’s 18-month intensive,Nestlé Technical Training Program was designed to
help bridge the technical skills gap by equipping young peope with the skills to contribute
to theindustrial acceleration needed todrive economic developmentin Nigeria.
Since its inception in 2011, the program equipsparticipants withmachining, mechanical
fitting operations, electrica operations, instrumentation operations and automationskills,
preparingthem fortheprestigious London City and Guids technical certification.
Precious told Nestlé Management at the graduation ceremony that, “The successful
completion of thetraining program is a huge feat for all of us. This platform is an
opportunity that we do not take for granted. We will make you proud”.
“I can confidently tell young people across the country that they should not give up hope,
as their dreams and aspirations are attainabe if they put in the required work and
edicationto prepare themselves to access opportunities when they become available.”,
he added.
Speaking at the graduation ceremony, the MD/CEO, Nestlé Nigeria, Mr Wassim
Ehusseini said,“At Nesté, one of our focus areas is to contribute to the efforts to help
young people develop the capabilities and skills they need to participate in growing our
economy. The technical training program prepares youth to access economic
opportunities either through employment or the creation of their own enterprise with the
acquired skills.
This is important in view of the statistics showing that over 13.9 milion youths are either
unemployed, in unstable employment or underemployed. I am very happy to announce
to you today, that all graduates of this batch have been employed by Nestlé Nigeria! So,
you see, this initiative is not only good for the individuals who participate and for their
families and communities, but alsogood for our company; a WinWinWin! We are indeed
creating shared value.”
Also speaking at the event, the Honorable Minister of Youth and Sports Development,
Mr. Sunday Dare, represented by Mr Hamid Nagogo, Assistant Director, Enterprise
Development and Promotion Departmentof the Ministrysaid, “The Ministry is delighted
and proud to see vibrant youth who have gone through the 18-month training process to
obtain the City and Guilds certification. We particularly commend Nestléfor thislaudable
initiativeon youth empowerment. We trust that the company will continue to partner with
the Government to providemore opportunities for skills development to support the
acquisition of decent jobsby young people across the country”.
According to the Honorable Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Mr. Muhammed
Bello, who was represented by Mallam Muhammed Bashir,Director, Human Resources
Management, Ministry of the Federal Capital Territory,“Technical knowledge and other
hands-on skills are essential tools required for the growth and development of any nation.
I commend NestéNigeria for her efforts in empowering the youth through educationand
training as this will go a long way to create a skilled workforce that can meet the demands
of a rapidly evolving economy”.
In his comments, Mr. Wale Oyerinde, Director General, Nigerian Employers Consultative
Association (NECA)said, “NECA and ITF are proud to be collaborating with Nestlé for this
skills development program. Celebrating thegraduationof the 3rdbatch is a major
achievement and milestone in solving the challenge of the teeming youth population in
the country –youth unemployment. Through this training program, Nestléis not only
filling the pipeline for experiencedtechnicians required in the Industrial sector, but the
company is also improving the capacity and ability of the young ones to support their
families and communities, creating compounding socioeconomic impact”.
Nestlé Nigeria currently operates three training centers in the country located at her
Agbara and Flowergate factories, both in Ogun State and Abaji factory in the Federal
Capital Territory.Over 180 students have benefitted from the program since its inception;
95% of them directly employed by Nestlé Nigeriaand 5% with other multinationals.Nestlé
remainscommitted to skilling, reskilling, and upskilling youth as a sure path to a
productive future.
Picture TTC Abaji 2023 – (L -R) Ayodele Ayeokere, Factory Manager, Nestlé Abaji Factory, Fridah Muchina, Regional Head of HR, Nestlé Central and West Africa, Mallam Muhammed Bashir, Director, Human Resources Management, Ministry of the Federal Capital Territory representing the Honorable Minister of the FCT, Shakiru Lawal, Country HR Manager, Nestlé Nigeria PLC, Wassim Elhusseini, MD/CEO, Nestlé Nigeria PLC, Mr Hamid Nagogo, Assistant Director, Enterprise Development and Promotion Department, Federal Ministry of Youth and Sports Development, representing the Honorable Minister of Youth and Sports Development and Mr Adewale Oyerinde, Director General, Nigerian Employers Consultative Association ( NECA).
Picture TTC Abaji 2023 B – The graduating students.
