The Industrial Training Fund established in 1971 as part of its responsibilities,
provides Direct Training, Vocational and Apprentice Training, Research and
Consultancy Service, Reimbursement of up to 50% Levy paid by employers
of labour registered with it. Employers with 8 or more staff are mandatorily
required to pay 1% of their staff payroll costs to the regulatory body, and 50%
of this funds reimbursable on meeting the specific employee investment
requirements of ITF.
It is observed that many employers in Nigeria are in the following categories
/ suggested percentage split:
Make mandatory payments on an annual basis but do not claim back
reimbursements (~80%).
Make full payments and claim back full reimbursement applicable (~5%).
Make partial payments on an annual basis and exposed to the risk of significant
penalties and hence circumventing compliance (~5%) and do not make payments and
hence not complaint. (~10%)
Reasons for the various categories or circumvention scenarios are suggested to be:
Cumbersome procedures in consolidating and submitting training records /plans
and relevant supporting documents to regulator.
Absence of an appointed skills development coordinator in-house.
Lack of faith in the reimbursement process due to delayed returns from ITF.
Improper structures or technological platforms in maintaining training record data in-house.
Lack of faith in the reimbursement process due to delayed returns from ITF.
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