Our Academy Provides Human Capital Dev’t To Sustain Industries – Ezengwa

The Chief Executive Officer, Kiara De-Luke Academy, Aba, Mr Endi Ezengwa, says the academy is providing needed Human Capital Development that would sustain industries in Nigeria.

Ezengwa stated this when Logistics De-Luke Industrial Complex Aba and Kiara De-Luke Academy, Aba hosted staff of Cable Network (CNN) and Afrexim Bank in Aba on Thursday.

The essence of the visit was to assess the impact of steady power supply from Geometrics Power Ltd on various industries in the state.

Kiara De-Luke Academy (KDA) is a Technical Vocational Education and Training (TVET) institution for youth training and empowerment.

He explained that the Logistics De-Luke Industrial Complex, in partnership with KDA, was providing the necessary human capital resources to sustain commerce and industries within the sub-region.

This, he said, they do by leveraging production processes at R&A Furniture, LDL Garment Factory, the Welding and Fabrication Centre Electrical installation and maintenance department, the Building and Construction department, and other activities within the industrial cluster.

He added that the processes of these industries and services were aligned with the National Skills Qualification Framework (NSQF) and modular examinations, ensuring that the competencies of graduates were certified.

According to him, upon graduation, students are given the opportunity to work within the industrial cluster, join other related industries, or receive support to start their own businesses.

He commended the Federal Ministry of Education for the TVET Initiative project, which provides resources to train a large number of unemployed youth across various trades at the Academy, emphasizing the importance of industry-institution collaboration in driving Nigeria’s economic growth.

He recalled that the former Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo, launched the N-Power programme in 2016 from this centre.

The tour was led by the Chairman of the Industrial Complex, Chief Raymond Aliga. He stated that as the country strives to diversify its economy and create jobs, initiatives like these were crucial in addressing the skills gap and creating opportunities for the youth.