European investors set up N4.5b vocational centre in Enugu to curb migration

• Mbah woos investors towards a $ 30b economy

THE European Union International Centre for Migration Policy Development ( ICMPD) and other private investors have set up a N4.5 billion centre for practical skills at the Godfrey Okoye University, Enugu, to provide vocational training, and curb migration among the youths to Europe in search of paid employment.

The centre, which includes a business park, would enable 100 people, per year, to undertake dual education, as well as training to learn skills to become plumbers, electricians and construction supervisors.

While companies located in the business park will be responsible for practical training, the theory will be taught in the Centre for Practical Skills ( CPS), even as the university would certify the education and training, and would provide opportunities for further professional improvement.

ICMPD Director General, Michael Spindelegger, who

riers to setting up SMES in stated this, at the weekend, Africa, which include power, during the unveiling of the water and security, have centre, stated that it is also been overcome through the aimed at creating business park, as there is an prospects for local populaindependent power, securition, adding that the skilled ty and water supply in the worker training is in line park.

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Spindelegger said: “The norship candidate of objective of the centre is the Peoples Democratic also to specifically attract Party ( PDP), in Enugu State, Small and Medium- sized Dr. Peter Mbah, has rallied Enterprises ( SMES) to foreign governments and Nigeria with its large and investors towards speedy growing market of over 220 growth of the state’s economillion people.” my from present $ 4.4 billion

He stated that major bar- to $ 30 billion in eight years.