Beyond the promises of a robust local vehicle assembly in the country, plans are underway by the federal government to train two million auto mechanics on how to produce spare parts and components.
The Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, Dr Olusegun Aganga, disclosed this at the flag- off of a three weeks workshop for 1,000 mechanics on hydraulics, electrical/electronics and computer applications in modern vehicle operations in Abuja yesterday.
Beyond the promises of a robust local vehicle assembly in the country, plans are underway by the federal government to train two million auto mechanics on how to produce spare parts and components.
The Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, Dr Olusegun Aganga, disclosed this at the flag- off of a three weeks workshop for 1,000 mechanics on hydraulics, electrical/electronics and computer applications in modern vehicle operations in Abuja yesterday.
Aganga said his ministry would work with the Industrial Training Fund, ITF, to establish production training centres that would train the mechanics on how to produce vehicle spare parts and components.
He said: “We are working with ITF to open Production training centres, that is, to train people on how to produce parts and components for our vehicles.
“Training and skill development is a major component of the National Automotive Industrial Plan, NAIP. Technology in the auto sector is advancing continually, it is, therefore, important that we continue to seek to improve our manpower, so as to keep abreast with new technologies.”
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