Deeper Life graduates skills acquisition programme participants
Deeper Christian Life Ministry (DCLM) is set to graduate the first batch of its multi-purpose Skills Acquisition Programme for youths.
The programme is being run by the professional and vocational arm of the ministry – the Young Professional Forum.
The Church is set to present awards and certificates to 355 young men and women, drawn from a broad spectrum of persuasions and religious affiliations.
A statement released from the office of the General Superintendent of the Ministry, Pastor William F. Kumuyi, said this initial graduation is first in the series of fast-paced, multi-faceted curricular, being served to pointedly address the unemployment and under-employment challenges facing the youth, especially.
According to the release, “Strategic institutions in our society need to act fast and in concert with governments at various levels to confront the unemployment conundrum which is adversely affecting our youths who constitute a vital plank of our population.”
The release further stated that it requires a bold and imaginative agenda amongst vital institutions of society to stem the tide of dysfunctional, anti-social behaviours amongst the youth, traced largely to joblessness and idleness.
“The curriculum of the intensive Skills Acquisition Programme include but not limited to, urban hydroponic farming, digital marketing, web design, mobile application, photography and video editing, event planning and interior design, pastry and mixology and godliness,” it said., adding that “These represent some vital sectors which the Deeper Christian Life Ministry is convinced that youths can be gainfully engaged in, in double-quick time without remaining job hunters forever.”
Kehinde Bamgbetan, Lagos State commissioner for information and Strategy, is expected to be the special guest of honour at the event, which will also be attended by captains of industry and other distinguished Nigerians from all walks of life.