Academy Trains 70 Artisans On Building Technology

The One Precious Life (OPL) Academy has trained 70 artisans with modern techniques in construction and building . OPL is an employment accelerator which trains and recruits construction workers in Nigeria.

The beneficiaries include 25 plumbers, 21 electricians and 24 masons have so far benefited from the programme. Propelled through its Tradesman Empowerment programme (TEP) and sponsored by African Capital Alliance (ACA), OPL Academy said it was borne out of the desire to take care of the youths and address the dearth of skill manpower in the built environment.

The training involved series of sessions such as professional soft skills, leadership and ethics, emotional intelligence, communication skills, entrepreneurship, design thinking, critical thinking and problem solving, technical master classes and computer literacy.Three top candidates in each session were also awarded scholarships and an opportunity to sit for the internationally recognized and Industry approved City and Guilds certification examination as well as state of the art complete toolboxes to the awardees in each of the sessions.