Federal Government (FG) has said it has begun the training of technicians and youths in mechatronics, to reduce vehicle breakdown on the highway and accident.
It said the training was due to findings that there was a huge skill deficiency of auto technicians in the country, especially in the repair of modern-day vehicles.
Director General of National Automotive Design and Development Council, Oluwemimo Osanipin, spoke in Akure, Ondo State capital, at the launch of specialised mechatronics and heavy duty vehicle training for technicians and youths in the Southwest.
He hoped the training would enable auto technicians to service and maintain modern day vehicles.
Osanipin said the training was to equip technicians with the knowledge to handle the challenges posed by modern heavy duty vehicles, ‘which are more electronic than mechanical’.
He said the drive to upgrade the skills of technicians in the repair of new generation vehicle was due to skill deficiency of auto technicians.
Ondo State Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa said his administration remained focused on creating jobs for youths.
