The first Federal Training Centre was established in the Federal Capital, Lagos in 1957 a couple of years before the attainment of independence in 1960. To embark on a deliberate policy of Nigerianization of the Public Service as far back as the late 1940s. The first step was to establish institutions like the Federal Training Centers and accelerate the pace of training for clerical and secretarial staff in the Public Service in general. By 1960 When Nigeria became independent, the first batch of people trained in the Lagos Federal Training Centre had started making their impact felt in their various offices. It was no surprise therefore, that the first indigenous Government followed up their success story in this sector with the establishment of the Kaduna Federal Training Centre in 1960 a few months after independence. The Federal Training Centre Kaduna was to cater for Federal institutions and Departments in the former Northern Nigeria. The Government felt it was necessary to induce or to encourage Public Servants of Northern origin to train in the Federal Training centre Kaduna so as to give them a chance to compete for places with Southern colleagues for the several vacancies that became open with the gradual withdrawal of expatriate staff in the various levels of the Public Service. For almost two decades after the Kaduna Federal Training centre was established, no further action was taken in this direction until 1976 when the Federal Training Centre IIorin was established. The Federal Training Centre Enugu followed in 1977 and the Federal Training Centre Maiduguri followed in quick succession in 1978 in an effort to meet the manpower requirements of the Federal Public Service and to reflect Federal character. The ultimate goal of the Federal Government is to establish a Federal Training Centre if not in each state, at least in each geographical zone of the country. As a result, FTC Calabar was established in 1982, bring all total centres to six.
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