About ITF

VISION STATEMENT To be the foremost Human Resource Development (HRD) Organisation in providing dynamic, need-based and quality-driven intervention for industrial skills training and development in Nigeria and one of the best in the world.

MISSION STATEMENT

To set and control standards of excellence and effectiveness in, and offer direct training of professionals, technicians, technologists and entrepreneurs to meet the human resource needs for rapid industrialization and sustainable economic development of Nigeria, relying on a corps of highly motivated and competent professional staff using best-of-breed training techniques and modern technology

The ITF was esteblished by Decree now an act number 47 0f 6th october,1971, to promote and encourage the acquisition of skills in commerce and industry with a view to generating a pool of indigenous trained manpower sufficient to meet the needs of the economy.This she has sucessfuly being doing for the past 27yrs.The staff of ITF are fully committed to their duties towards the fulfillment of the mandate.The beehive of activities is also prominent in the 27 Area Offices and 3 skills centres spread across the country where employers of labour and students are engaged in training activities and other programmes of the Fund.
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The industrial Training Fund (ITF), the manpower development agency of the federal government. was established to impart technical skills to those employed in the manufacturing sector. For detailed information on IT. Mission Statement of the ITF The provision of Decree 47 of 8th October, 1971 empowers the ITF to "promote and encourage the acquisition of skills in industry and commerce with a view to generating a pool of indigenous

trained manpower sufficient to meet the needs of the Nigerian economy". ITF Organisational Structure The 13-member Governing council; The Directorate; (i.e office of the Director General and Chief Executive) Nine Headquarters Departments each headed by a Director Twenty-five Area Offices (nation-wide); Three Training Centres; viz:2 Skills Training Centre. A Centre for Excellence The provision of Decree 47 of 8th October, 1971 empowers the ITF to "promote and encourage the acquisition of skills in industry and commerce with a view to generating a pool of indigenous trained manpower sufficient to meet the needs of the Nigerian economy". Activities Geographical Focus The Director-General is responsible to the Chairman of the Governing Council of the ITF and the Minister of Industry. The Director-General formulates policies and provides corporate leadership and vision for the ITF. As Chief Executive, he presides over all Management deliberations of the ITF and directs all administration services. The Director-General formulates fiscal policies, controls and directs financial transactions of the ITF in his capacity as Chief Accounting Officer. The Director-General plans and controls all ITF's HRD policies and programmes and directs ITF's national and international interactions and interventions [ Retrieved on 11-07-06 ] Tuesday 11. Jul 2006 13:33:02

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Established in 1973, the Industrial Training Fund has operated consistently and painstakingly within the context of its enabling laws, i.e. Decree 47 of 1971.

The objective for which the Fund was established has been pursued vigorously and efficaciously. In the three decades of its existence, the ITF has not only raised training consciousness in the economy, but has also helped in generating a corps of skilled indigenous manpower which has been manning and managing various sectors of the national economy. Over the years, pursuant to its statutory responsibility, the ITF has expanded its structures, developed training programmes, reviewed its strategies, operations and services in order to meet the expanding, and changing demands for skilled manpower in the economy. Beginning as a Parastatal B in 1971, headed by a Director, the ITF became a Parastatal A in 1981, with a Director-General as the Chief Executive under the aegis of the Ministry of Industry. The Fund has a 13 member Governing Council and operates with 9 Departments at the Headquarters, 25 Areas Offices, 2 Skills Training Centres, and a Centre for Industrial Training Excellence. As part of its responsibilities, the ITF provides Direct Training, Vocational and Apprentice Training, Research and Consultancy Service, Reimbursement of up to 60% Levy paid by employers of labour registered with it, and administers the Students Industrial Work Experience Scheme (SIWES). It also provides human resource development information and training technology service to industry and commerce to enhance their manpower capacity and inhouse training delivery effort. The main thrust of ITF programmes and services is to stimulate human performance, improve productivity, and induce value-added production in industry and commerce. Through its SIWES and Vocational and Apprentice Training Programmes, the Fund also builds capacity for graduates and youth self-employment, in the context of Small Scale Industrialisation, in the economy. Mission Statement of the ITF The provision of Decree 47 of 8th October, 1971 empowers the ITF to "promote and encourage the acquisition of skills in industry and commerce with a view to generating a pool of indigenous trained manpower sufficient to meet the needs of the Nigerian economy". ITF Organisational Structure

The 13-member Governing council; The Directorate; (i.e office of the Director General and Chief Executive) Nine Headquarters Departments each headed by a Director Twenty-five Area Offices (nation-wide); Three Training Centres; viz:2 Skills Training Centre. A Centre for Excellence [ Retrieved on 11-07-06 - www.itf;nigeria.org/about.php ] Current Positions Position The Chairman of the Governing Council of ITF The Director-General of ITF Budgets Donor From To Budget ($) Note Name From 2006 2006 To

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