Apply Fed Technical and Vocational Education Training & Empowerment 2025
Apply Fed Technical and Vocational Education Training | Are looking for financial support to learn any skill? This is an opportunity for you, The Federal Ministry of Education open portal to equip young Nigerians with practical skills for employment and entrepreneurship. Don’t miss this programme.
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Free Technical and Vocational Education Training & Empowerment 2025
Join the Federal Ministry of Education’s TVET Initiative and gain industry-relevant technical and vocational skills.
Get fully funded training, monthly stipends, and start-up support for selected trades in high-demand sectors.
The programme partnerships with certified training centers across the country, the initiative offers tuition-free training, monthly stipends, and start-up support for selected trades in high-demand sectors.
Two Categories of training
1 Short-Term Certificate (STC) Programme
Duration: 6 months
Eligibility
- Â First-time trainees, school leavers, or individuals with no formal education background.
- Valid National Identification Number (NIN)
- Valid Bank Verification Number (BVN)
Vocational Education & Innovation (VEI) Programme
Duration: 1 year
Eligibility
- Â Individuals with some education or informal training experience, looking to deepen and formalize their skills
-  Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) – proof of skills acquired informally or through apprenticeship
- Â First School Leaving Certificate (FSLC)
- Any form of non-formal education certificate (e.g., training from NGOs, religious institutions, nomadic education or community programs)
Benefit:
- Free Tuition: Paid directly by the Federal Government through NELFund
- Monthly Stipends: Financial support throughout your learning journey
- Hands-on Training: Led by industry professionals with real-world experience
- Recognized Certification: Certification recognized nationwide by employers
- Take-off Grants: Starter packs upon graduation to begin your career
- Business Loans: Access to top-up business loans at single-digit interest
Available Training Programme:
Electrical Installation
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- Welding & Fabrication
- Painting, Decoration & Finishes (Interior Design)
- Floor Cladding, Tiling & Interlocking
- Brick laying, Blocklaying & Concreting
- Network System Installation
- Computer Hardware & GSM Repair & Maintenance
- Social Media Communications
- Creative Media (Digital Media Production)
- Motorcycle & Tricycle Repair
- Vulcanising & Tire Repair
- Auto-body Works (Panel Beating)
- Automobile Mechanic
- Refrigeration & Air-Conditioning
- Plumbing & Pipe-fitting
- Woodwork, Carpentry & Joinery
- Furniture making & Upholstery
- Blacksmithing
- Solar PV Installation & Maintenance
- Automobile CNG Conversion & Maintenance
- Mechanised Agriculture(Mechanics or Operations)
- Livestock Farming (Bee Keeping, Poultry & Animal Husbandry)
- Fashion Design & Garment Making
- Beauty Therapy & Cosmetology
Apply:
- Apply FG Industrial Training Fund Grant 2025 (Get up to N500000)
- FG: Creative Economy Development Fund (CEDF) 2025
- NCTO: National Cash Transfer 2025 Begin another Phase of Disbursement
- NCTO Payment: How to Get NCTO ATM Card and Activate
Training Centers
- All 6 geopolitical zones
- Federal & State Technical Colleges
- State-owned accredited institutions
- Registered private vocational centers
Apply Fed Technical and Vocational Education Training & Empowerment 2025