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@purposefulman01 @kfayemi @FISconcept1 @markets Gov. Fayemi @kfayemi has outlined two major ways - Knowledge Economy & Agriculture - to engage the youths in the state. The Governor's plan is to foster an environment that is conducive for creativity and support Ekiti youths that are excited about innovation and agriculture.
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@purposefulman01 @kfayemi @FISconcept1 @markets It is when all these facets have been addressed that these youths can acquire market driven skills, local & foreign trainings on agriculture, financial & material supports. This will then make them READY to create new businesses, solve endemic problems that we have in [...] /2

@purposefulman01 @kfayemi @FISconcept1 @markets ... our state and help drive down unemployment in Ekiti. They will also be able to tap into available schemes & existing structures like NIRSAL Interventions, CBN Anchor Borrower Scheme, YCAD Programme and other Govt intervention initiatives. /3

@purposefulman01 @kfayemi @FISconcept1 @markets KNOWLEDGE ECONOMY

@ekitistategov has concluded plans to set up a knowledge city as a hallmark and a way of showcasing the intellectual trade mark of Ekiti people. All efforts are geared towards building a knowledge-based economy. /4

@purposefulman01 @kfayemi @FISconcept1 @markets @ekitistategov This new approach will recognise the need for a broader range of skills which will direct @kfayemi's policy towards intervention in the labour market through other institutions through which these skills might be formed. /5

@purposefulman01 @kfayemi @FISconcept1 @markets @ekitistategov The purpose of the knowledge economy is to evaluate the quality, adaptation and use of knowledge in an economy, with the aim of creating effective knowledge economies capable of competing in the global economy. /6

@purposefulman01 @kfayemi @FISconcept1 @markets @ekitistategov This also means paying attention to fields such as teaching, research, skills development, creative arts, strengthening tertiary institutions and educational entrepreneurship. To this end, @kfayemi's govt will resuscitate the Ekiti Knowledge Zone which was established [...] /7

@purposefulman01 @kfayemi @FISconcept1 @markets @ekitistategov ... during his first term in office.

Gov. Fayemi's @kfayemi plan is to inspire and propel our dear state to greatness, making our youths to think inside and outside of the boxes and work on themselves as he creates new paths to sustainable economic development.
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@purposefulman01 @kfayemi @FISconcept1 @markets @ekitistategov This also means accelerating passion for creativity and innovation among Ekiti youths as alternative to economic growth and insert them within the national and global narrative of Innovation. /9

@purposefulman01 @kfayemi @FISconcept1 @markets @ekitistategov This will help @ekitistategov @kfayemi harness talents in the creative sector to contribute immensely to the economy of
Ekiti State and give publicity to more visionary thinkers who are creative and innovative.
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@purposefulman01 @kfayemi @FISconcept1 @markets @ekitistategov Gov. Fayemi's @kfayemi vision is to promote an inclusive and affirmative space for Ekiti youths, who would be interested in exploring the creative arts for everyday artistic expression or as a professional career and help build a generation of intellectual capital.
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@purposefulman01 @kfayemi @FISconcept1 @markets @ekitistategov This was part of the reasons why he @kfayemi met with World Bank officials & representatives of the Federal Ministry of Education/Finance to discuss Bank’s Innovation & Development Effectiveness for Acquisition of Skills (IDEAS) programme in Ekiti. /12

@purposefulman01 @kfayemi @FISconcept1 @markets @ekitistategov Shortly after the meeting, the World Bank announced $3 million grant to three government technical colleges in Ekiti State. The IDEAS programme, would focus on technical and vocational education skills and would be private sector-driven. /13
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@purposefulman01 @kfayemi @FISconcept1 @markets @ekitistategov The programme, aims at skills acquisition for youth employability and empowerment, would provide training and certification for middle level manpower. It is intended to make technical colleges to return to their original purpose of establishment. /14

@purposefulman01 @kfayemi @FISconcept1 @markets @ekitistategov This five-year programme aligns with the knowledge-based economy that is being pushed by the Gov. Fayemi @kfayemi. He believes that the programme will address the deterioration of craftsmanship; stressing that government must make technical & vocational education a desire. /15