By The Lagos State Government have commencd the IBILE Youth Academy Leadership Training Camp with fifty participants selected from five divisions of the State.
In his remarks at the opening ceremony, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Youth and Social Development, Dr Ayoola Olugbemiga Aina said, “IBILE Youth Academy is enhancing the capacity of its participants to contribute meaningfully to the society.”
Explaining the essence of the training to the participants, Dr Aina said, “the first phase of this training had exposed youths to necessary skills as leaders and prepared them to take up leadership role.
“However, the camp activity would further increase the knowledge of our environment in which we will be operating and providing you with adequate knowledge about Lagos State and system of Governance.”
The camping programme, 2nd phase of the leadership training involves five overnight stay away from home with a range of activities and approaches offering various programmes that will build the participants in the areas of health, physical, personal, social, cognitive, creative, citizenship and civic competencies.
According to the Permanent Secretary, during the training period the activities will be graded on the bases of cognitive domain, affective domain and psychomotor,punctuality, attentiveness, team building efforts, active participation and social interaction.
The Secretary added that the above activities will determine the exceptional and outstanding participant who will be named “STATE YOUTH AMBASSADOR 2021” and the leading participants from each Division who will be named “DIVISIONAL YOUTH AMBASSADORS.”
