Briefing the media today, President of the Bank, Yohannes Ayalew said some 435,000 trainees have been registered to participate in the 4th round SMEs training nationwide, according to DBE. Despite the plan to train during the fourth round was 50,000 trainees, he affirmed 435,000 trainees were registered which is beyond the plan. The first phase of the fourth round training will be given in 56 cities and 95 centers across the nation. The first-round of training for SMEs operators has started with the participation of 2,100 trainees and 2,900 in second round. With demand for training becomes ever increasing, 57,000 were registered for the third round as the training was given for 35,000 SMEs trainees and 28,000 were certified.

Source: Ethiopian News February 20, 2023 21:55 UTC