The Federal Government is partnering with a private company in the Hospitality industry, 22 Hospitality Limited, to train youths to become employable.
According to the company, the training is meant to boost human capacity among youths in the industry.
22 Hospitality Limited said it will soon open an academy to train youth and improve their chances of getting good jobs.
A statement by the company’s Head of Corporate Affairs, Lawal Taofeek, said it would undertake the skills sets development of the youth in the industry in collaboration with the Federal Government.
22 Hospitality Limited recently acquired a majority stake in Capital Hotel Plc, owners of Abuja Sheraton Hotel, in a landmark deal that the company said was aimed at restoring the hotel to its past glory as the first choice hospitality provider in Abuja.
It said the acquisition was also a strategic drive targeted at making the hotel carve a niche for itself by becoming a leading hospitality firm offering premium services to customers by world standards.
The proposed academy would also serve as an avenue to improve the skills of employees that would be reabsorbed, following the shutdown of the hotel by Capital Hotel Plc for its needed rehabilitation.
With the consent of the Federal Government, the new outfit would reduce unemployment and create new sets of highly skilled manpower that can compete favorably with their peers across the world.
