The Federal Government has reversed its earlier email removing second cohort trainees who failed to document under the Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) Initiative, asking affected beneficiaries to ignore previous emails that said they had lost their placement.
In a new message sent to beneficiaries, the Ministry of Education explained that the earlier communication—stating that some applicants failed to report within the given timeline and would have their slots reassigned—was sent in error.
“Please ignore the previous email sent to you about an expired reporting timeline. That message was sent in error,” the notice reads. “Kindly go to your assigned training centre and complete your reporting within the next few days to continue in the TVET Initiative.”
In the earlier email, after confirming that the reporting window had closed, FME stated: “Your slot and associated support package will therefore be reassigned to other applicants waiting for placement, due to the high number of pending applications.”
TVET beneficiaries whose dashboard shows “Pending” are expected to replace any slots that were deregistered.
However, this latest update comes after complaints from several beneficiaries who said they had reported to their assigned training centres within the required five-day period but were not properly recorded by the centres.
According to reports gathered by Nigeria Startup News, some participants said they were only given forms to fill at their centres, attended orientation, and were later added to WhatsApp groups for updates, without any proper record of their attendance.
One affected beneficiary, who contacted the programme after receiving the initial delisting email, was told in a reply that the earlier message should be ignored and that their participation is still valid.
The initial email from FME had stated that failure to report within the five-day period would be seen as lack of interest. It added that affected slots and support packages would be given to other applicants due to the high number of pending applications.
However, the new message suggests that poor reporting and record-keeping at some training centres may have caused the confusion.
While the Ministry has not shared full details about the error, the reversal brings relief to affected applicants who almost lost their place despite saying they complied.
Beneficiaries are now advised to go to their assigned centres within a few days to complete their reporting and secure their place in the TVET Initiative.
