The Coordinator of the Katsina Youth Craft Village (KYCV), Engr. Kabir Abdullahi Kofar Soro has disclosed that the Katsina State Government has invested over N4.7 billion to transform the centre into a world-class skills training institution.
Speaking at the flag-off ceremony of the Federal Ministry of Education’s TVET Initiative Program under the World Bank-supported Innovation, Development and Effectiveness in the Acquisition of Skills Project (IDEAS Project) in Katsina, Kofar Soro revealed that Governor Dikko Umaru Radda approved over N700 million for the comprehensive renovation of KYCV and more than N4 billion for the procurement of modern tools, equipment and industrial machinery.
“These landmark investments clearly demonstrate the government’s seriousness in transforming KYCV into a world-class skills training institution that prepares young people for the global economy,” he said.
Kofar Soro further announced that Governor Radda has strategically merged the Community and Social Development Agency (COSDEC) with KYCV, bringing all skills training specialists in the state under one umbrella to strengthen coordination, eliminate duplication, and enhance service delivery.
He explained that the integration has created a strong concentration of Quality Assurance and Accreditation (QAA), Internal Quality Assurance Mechanisms (IQAM), and External Quality Assurance Mechanisms (EQAM) at KYCV, ensuring training programs meet national standards and align with global best practices.
The coordinator also recalled that the centre recently secured a N60 million training grant from the Federal Ministry of Education to train 200 youths in Computer Hardware Maintenance and GSM Repair under the IDEAS–TVET Initiative.
KYCV qualified for the award after scoring 86.25 per cent in a technical evaluation conducted by the IDEAS Project.
According to him, each of the 200 participants will receive N300,000 worth of free training from foundation level to National Skills Qualification (NSQ) certification, including job placement support.
He expressed appreciation to Governor Radda for what he described as unprecedented investment in youth development, noting that the milestones will firmly position KYCV among the leading skills centres in Nigeria.
The ceremony was attended by the Commissioner for Higher Vocational and Technical Education, Hon. Adnan Nahabu; the Executive Secretary of the Katsina State Development Management Board, Mustapha Shehu; the Executive Director, Development Partners KTSDMB, Rukayya Hamza Usman; the Senior Special Assistant on Media and Strategy, Mustapha S. Ingawa; representatives of the Federal Ministry of Education, the IDEAS Project team, development partners, traditional rulers and other stakeholders in technical education.
