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Written by Roland Davis
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Thursday, 10 January 2013 00:01 |
The Executive Director of the Liberia Opportunities Industrialization Center (LOIC), Solomon D. King, has disclosed that the institution has designed and organized a new training program for Liberians.
King says the new program which is currently ongoing, called a Satellite program intents to train Liberians in specialized area of building modern facilities including houses, roads as well as agriculture production.
He made the disclosure Wednesday January 9, 2013 in an interview with journalists in Monrovia at the offices of LOIC in New Matadi in Sinkor.
King indicated that the program designed by the institution is to help targets thousands of Liberians most especially youths who are said to constitute 60% of the country’s population in enhancing build their capacity for a better future.
King encouraged Liberians to take advantage of the new program to enable them contribute positively to Liberia rebuilding process.
At the same time, the LOIC Director has disclosed plans for the construction of additional training sites in other counties for more Liberians to benefit from the program.
He disclosed that a proposal of US$800,000 has already been sent to the Ministry of Youth and Sports, in support of the program and the building of additional training sites for the institution.
According to him, 126 young men and women who were taken from streets in Monrovia considered as ‘Don Bosco boys’ are currently undergoing different kinds of training at LOIC under the scholarship program of the National Oil Company OF Liberia (NOCAL) .
The LOIC boss also disclosed that 500 women are undergoing technical and vocational training in Maryland through founding from Chevron- Liberia.
One of the trainees, Enoch Saypan, said he was once a Don Bosco boy but decided about three months ago to find his way to LOIC to empower himself through technical training.
Another trainee identified as Alice Cole indicated that since she graduated from high school few years in Gbarnga, Bong County and made her way at LOIC where she is currently undergoing plumbing training.
She encouraged her colleagues to take advantage of program to empower themselves through technical and vocational training. |
