The Federal Government has launched the Commodity and Export Department Young Professionals Programme (CED-YP) aimed at enabling young Nigerian professionals acquire network skills needed for public administration expertise.
The programme was launched on Monday by the Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, Niyi Adebayo. The programme would also be coordinated by the ministry’s Commodity and Export Department.
According to the minister, the programme would allow for career development necessary to boost the nation’s economy and it would serve as a continuous career development strategy to trigger speedy economic growth. He added that the beneficiaries would be exposed to other career development schemes organized by multilateral organizations.
He said, “The initiative will also provide an avenue to link up with other international sponsored professional development programmes such as World Trade Organisation (WTO), UNICEF, New and Emerging Talent Initiative (NETI), and World Bank young professionals programmes.”
The Minister also noted that through the scheme, young professionals will be exposed to decision-making abilities and policy implementation in the globalized world.
Dr. Sanni Gwarzo, Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Industry, Trade and Investment, commented that the scheme was important, as it will help to elevate skilled capital needed for economic development.
Gwarzo said, “Globally, young professional programmes are used for human capital development, which is an essential component in nation-building. Skilled human capital has been pivotal and considered to be one of the fundamental solutions to the challenges of economic growth and development. We are looking forward to seeing the work plan going forward, as well as witnessing the exploits of this great plan.”
