{"id":20027,"date":"2017-12-21T10:58:42","date_gmt":"2017-12-21T09:58:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/?p=20027"},"modified":"2017-12-21T11:05:23","modified_gmt":"2017-12-21T10:05:23","slug":"11-year-old-graduates-nepc-trains-52-garment-makers-lagos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/sub\/11-year-old-graduates-nepc-trains-52-garment-makers-lagos\/","title":{"rendered":"11-Year-old Graduates As NEPC Trains 52 Garment Makers In Lagos"},"content":{"rendered":"

An eleven-year-old, Master Abundant Okafor was among the 52 students trained as the Nigerian Export Promotion Council (NEPC) graduated participants at its Human Capital Development Centre (HCDC), Apapa, Lagos 15th<\/sup> December.<\/p>\n

Okafor, a JS2 student of Radiant High School, Ajegunle, Apapa, Lagos said his parents supported him to enroll during the two month summer holiday.<\/p>\n

\u201cI applied so I could use my summer holiday to learn an extra-curricular activity which continued after the holiday,\u201d he said, advising parents to allow their children have vocational training.<\/p>\n

\u201cParents should allow their children to have vocational skills that can help them later in life. I was trained in pattern drafting and it is going to be useful for me. Education should not only be about formal training.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Graduating students and facilitators at the event<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The Regional Coordinator of the NEPC (South West, Lagos) Mr. Babatunde Faleke in his remark appreciated the efforts of the instructors.<\/p>\n

Faleke, represented by Head of Admin & HR, NEPC, Lagos, Mrs. Bolanle Emmanuel said, \u201cI sincerely congratulate the graduating students for completing the course of study with the internationally recognised professional trainers.\u201d<\/p>\n

Speaking further, he said, \u201cWe cannot but recognize the able instructors who have demonstrated professionalism and a high sense of duty.<\/p>\n

\u201cMrs. Sola Babatunde, the Creative Director of One Stop Celebrations College (OSCC) and Pattern Designer, Mrs. Ituen-Bassey have performed well in training 52 students being celebrated here today.\u201d<\/p>

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He however advised the graduating students to collaborate on production. \u201cProduction in a factory setting is capital intensive, I advise that you form synergies among yourselves by putting resources together, decide and focus on a line of product to make large volume production for export,\u201d he advised.<\/p>\n

Co-sponsored by the Nigerian Industrial Training Fund, the garment manufacturing and pattern drafting courses produced 37 professional Machinists and 15 Pattern Makers.<\/p>\n

Consultant of the NEPC Garment Training Center, Mrs. Omoyemi Akerele also congratulated the graduating students for successfully going through the rigours of the training.<\/p>\n

\u201cI must congratulate our students graduating today for their interest and efforts invested in this exercise,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

Akerele, who is also the Creative Director of Style House Files, added that, \u201cYour commitment has yielded good result and I trust that you would go on and improve on what you have learnt to improve the economy.\u201d<\/p>\n

Special Guest of Honour at the ceremony, Mrs. Samuel, a Director at the Nigerian Employers Consultative Association (NECA), also representing the co-sponsor of the training program, Nigerian Industrial Training Fund at the event wished the grandaunts well in their future endeavours.<\/p>\n

The HCDC has earlier trained a set of students earlier in the year and the December graduates are the second set trained in 2017.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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