National Employment Training Scheme (NETS) Nigeria

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 INDE) – 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.

Objectives
The objectives of the National Employment Training Scheme include but are not limited to the following:

Creating competent local content for all sectors of the Nigerian economy;
Reduce youths restiveness through the provision of functional skill sets acquired during training and facilitating the placement into firms after training;
Affording Nigerians the same world class training obtainable anywhere in the world at no cost to the beneficiaries;
Improving technological competence of Nigerians through the acquisition of skills that are directly required in the workplace;
Creating a pool of qualified Nigerians who have the skills necessary to ‘hit the ground running’ upon employment;
Reduce the overheads incurred in training new intakes by companies thereby encouraging companies to employ more Nigerian school leavers;
Provide employment for Nigerians thereby reducing unemployment - a key Millennium Development Goal and critical in the present administrations 7 point agenda.


Benefits
The benefits of the NETS programme include but are not limited to the following:

To the individual:
Acquire world class training obtainable in the anywhere globally at no cost;
Get placed into a Nigerian company immediately after training;
Acquire international certifications in your area of specialization;

To employers:
Reduction in costs associated with recruitment and interviews;
Reduction in costs associated with training new intakes; and
Direct contribution to the operating environment by empowering youths through employment.
 
To the Federal and State Governments:
Reduction in unemployment;
Significant political point on government’s attitude towards the citizenry; and
Attainment of the Millennium Development Goals and seven point agenda of Mr. President.

To the society
Reduction in youths restiveness;
Reduction in crime; and
Increased stability in the business climate thereby promoting wealth creation.

Who Qualifies

Anyone with a minimum of Senior School Certificate can take part in the NETS programme. The table below indicates the qualifications required to study the courses on offer in the programme.

S/No	Course	Minimum Qualification
1	Project Management	Bachelors or HND degree with no years of experience OND with three years of experience; SSCE with five years of working experience.
2	Telecommunications Network Engineering RF Engineering; Network Planning. Study of physics in O’level and Electrical/Electronics/ Computer Engineering will be an added advantage	B.Sc in any science/engineering related field; HND in any science/engineering related field.
3	Business Development and Marketing	Bachelors degree in any field; HND in any field
4	Customer Relationship Management Very good command of written/spoken English as well as fluency in one Nigerian major language is required.	Bachelors degree in any field; HND in any field

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