NASENI Empowers Youths With Skills on Auto Mechanics to Encourage Job Creation

The National Agency For Science And Engineering Infrastructure (NASENI), whose mandate is to conduct developmental work in the areas of manufacturing, has commenced training for 100 youths in auto mechanics in Kano state, Nigeria.

The training program will run for a period of five days, starting from October 4 to 8, 2022.

Speaking on the kick-off of the program themed “Autotronics and application of sensory system mechanism to diagnosis and maintenance in automobile vehicle”, the executive vice chairman of NASENI, Prof. Mohammed Haruna stated that the training is a directive from the Buhari-led administration to ensure that youths are well developed with relevant skills to enable job creation.

He further stated that the occupational trade and advanced skills development selected for Kano State is the first phase of a series of skills development for the northwestern region, which seeks to enhance the ingenuity and creativity of its youths in automobile repairs and maintenance, especially through backward integration techniques.

In his words, “Modern vehicles have computerized engine management systems (EMS) deploying advanced control logics, digital electronics – autotronics, microprocessors and application of intelligence systems making them sophisticated.

“But advances in diagnostic tools have made it easy to trace and address faults in the vehicles without which maintenance becomes too expensive and complicated and, at times, destructive. Many modern cars are grounded due to a lack of intelligent diagnostic tools or know-how.

“This training is to equip the participants with advanced troubleshooting tools and complete occupational resources required to repair any automobile that employs sensory and autotronics.

“The trainees were carefully selected from those earning their livings as motor mechanics but requiring these advanced methods to qualify and repair modern vehicles and enhance efficiency,” he said.

The NASENI boss added that the trainees are expected to equally train others and bag automatic membership of a NASENI platform for online continuous knowledge acquisition and experience-sharing in “this dynamic occupation.

It would be recalled that Investors King on August 19, 2022, reported that China Great Wall Industry Corporation (CGWIC), an energy-saving and environmental protection services company partnered with NASENI to establish the first of its kind transformer production plant in Nigeria.