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The National Employment training scheme (NETS) is a special programme specifically designed to tackle unemployment in Nigeria. The programme is in partnership with the Federal Government and leading firms in the telecommunications, banking and oil and gas sectors. Organizations in the public and private sectors have also partnered with NETS.
The objective of the programme is to train a select number of participants free of charge and place them in jobs upon completion of the programme.
This programme is in partnership with the National Directorate of Employment (NDE) – the federal government agency in charge of job creation in Nigeria.
Interested participants are expected to apply and sit for a qualifying examination. Application is open to all Nigerians and the training is free of charge.
The courses contained in the curriculum have been approved by the International Association for Radio, Telecommunications and Electromagnetics (INARTE) for telecommunications, and some of the courses will be taken by leading recruitment agencies. Other courses have been approved by the global bodies responsible for the accrediting the quality of the courses.
NETS is part of the private sector’s social responsibility campaign to contribute to development of local content and reduction in unemployment. Training and certification are provided at absolutely no cost to the individual.
At the end of the programme, graduates of the programme will be immediately placed in as interns in partnership with leading telecommunications companies, firms in the oil and gas and the banking sector.
