A skill is a job you carry with you for life.
Half of every training cohort is reserved for young women and widows.
Youth unemployment is not a lack of ambition — it is a lack of access. The Skills Acquisition Academy converts ambition into a marketable trade within months, not years.
Training runs in cohorts across the LGAs, combining hands-on instruction with a start-up toolkit so graduates can begin earning immediately after certification.
Computer literacy, digital marketing, freelancing and online business skills.
Welding, carpentry, electrical work, phone and generator repair.
Tailoring, fashion design, leatherwork and craft enterprise.
Graduates receive the basic equipment needed to start practising their trade.
Women's quota: 50% of seats reserved — Half of every training cohort is reserved for young women and widows.
Join and select your preferred trade track.
You are placed in the next available cohort near your LGA.
Complete hands-on training with certified instructors.
Receive your certificate and start-up toolkit.
Skilled youth build businesses instead of waiting for jobs — and with half of every cohort female, thousands of young women gain a trade and an income of their own.
* Participation is subject to eligibility, available resources and programme guidelines.