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    Lagos Garage Training Programme graduates third batch of entrepreneurs

    The third batch of Nigerian entrepreneurs has graduated from GE Lagos Garage Training Programme, which provided participants the opportunity to interact directly with the latest manufacturing technologies, including 3D printers and laser cutters that enable innovation through rapid prototyping.
    Lagos Garage Training Programme graduates third batch of entrepreneurs

    Lagos Garage is a hub for advanced manufacturing-based innovation, strategy development, idea generation and collaboration. Participants are exposed to a variety of world-class instructors and technical experts who provide mentorship and support on developing their business ideas.

    The new graduates, who joined the programme in the first week of June, following a rigorous selection process, received four weeks of training on advanced manufacturing technology and business development. Participants learnt how to design and create products, which will help position them as vital players in the advanced manufacturing and innovation ecosystem.

    Speaking during a media tour of the Garage in Lagos, the director, communications & public affairs, GE Africa, Patricia Obozuwa said that the GE Lagos Garage initiative was created to build Nigerian knowledge and capability, which will ultimately lead to the creation of more businesses and jobs. She expressed the belief that the GE Lagos Garage programme will create new innovators who will lead and drive Nigeria’s manufacturing sector in the near future.

    Lagos Garage Training Programme graduates third batch of entrepreneurs

    Obozuwa re-emphasised GE’s commitment to skills development, saying, “We are passionate about skills development in Nigeria and are proud to have trained 95 young Nigerian entrepreneurs to date, since the launch of the Lagos Garage hub in November 2016. The Garage graduates have been empowered to transform their ideas into practical business models which in little time will have a positive impact on the Nigerian economy by empowering people to create jobs for themselves,” she concluded.

    GE created the Garages experience in March 2012 to reinvigorate America’s interest in invention, innovation and manufacturing. In 2014, Garages went global with its first international exhibition in Lagos, Nigeria. Given the success of the 2014 pilot programme, in November 2016, GE launched the permanent installation of The Lagos Garage in alignment with the Federal Government’s focus on driving localisation and job creation.

    Source: African Press Organisation

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