Sunday EhigiatorThe Industrial Training Fund (ITF) has commenced the nationwide screening of 100,000 applicants for its Skill-Up Artisans (SUPA) Programme, with more than 3,000 prospective participants undergoing verification in Lagos as part of the exercise. According to him, the screening process is to verify that applicants are genuine artisans before they are admitted into the three-month training programme. Secondly, artisans will be exposed to international certification, which means they can go out to practise anywhere in the world,” he said. Sauman noted that participants would receive structured vocational training, industry-standard licensing and toolkits upon successful completion of the programme. “There are many artisans in Nigeria, but they don’t have the financial support to meet international standards.