Link to Apply for Renewed Hope Employment Initiative RHEI Phase 3 – NDE Job Creation Portal 2026
The Renewed Hope Employment Initiative (RHEI) Phase 3 is a flagship national employment and skills development programme implemented by the National Directorate of Employment (NDE) to bridge the gap between skills acquisition and gainful employment in Nigeria. Through the NDE Job Creation Portal, the initiative targets approximately 21,824 participants across Nigeria, cutting across all educational levels and socioeconomic backgrounds.
This programme aligns with the Federal Government’s commitment to tackling unemployment, empowering youths and women, and promoting sustainable livelihoods through structured training, certification, stipends, and starter packs. RHEI Phase 3 is inclusive and accessible, welcoming applicants with Primary Certificate, SSCE, ND, OND, NCE, HND, Bachelor’s Degree, and MSc qualifications.
About the NDE Job Creation Portal
The NDE Job Creation Portal is a comprehensive digital platform designed to streamline access to employment and skill acquisition opportunities nationwide. It enables unemployed Nigerians to register, verify their identity, select suitable programmes, and track their application status transparently. Through this portal, beneficiaries are matched with training schemes based on eligibility, location, age and skill preference.
Renewed Hope Employment Initiative (RHEI) Phase 3 Programmes, Schemes & Skill Sets
RHEI Phase 3 is structured into four major programme categories, each addressing specific employment and skill gaps across rural, urban, and digital economies.
A. Rural Employment Promotion (REP)
The Rural Employment Promotion (REP) programmes focus on agriculture and agribusiness value chains to promote self-employment and food security, especially among youths and women.
1. Sustainable Agricultural Development Training Scheme (SADTS)
The training is designed to impart modern and innovative agricultural skills along its value chain to unemployed persons to become self-employed.
2. Small Stock (Goat) Production Training Scheme (SSGPTS)
The training is designed to impart modern techniques of goat, sheep, and ram production and its value chain to unemployed youths.
3. Microlivestock Agricultural Training Scheme (MATS)
The training is designed to impart micro-livestock production along its value chain to unemployed youth and women.
4. Community-Based Agricultural Training Scheme (CBATS)
The training is designed to impart agribusiness skills on cereal and legume production and its value chain to unemployed youth and women using the block farming mode.
5. Fish Production and Feed Formulation Training Scheme (FPFFTS)
The training is designed to impart fish production and fish feed formulation techniques along its value chain to unemployed youth and women.
6. Organic Agricultural Training Scheme (OATS)
The scheme is designed to train unemployed youth and women on the potentials of organic agriculture as an income-generating activity for self-employment.
B. Small Scale Enterprises (SSE)
The Small Scale Enterprises (SSE) programmes are targeted at nurturing entrepreneurship, strengthening existing businesses, and providing financial and managerial support.
1. Start Your Own Business (SYOB)
A business training designed for unemployed graduates of tertiary institutions by providing entrepreneurship training skills for self-employment and sustainability.
2. Enterprise and Finance Counselling Clinic (NDE-EFCC)
A counselling programme for entrepreneurs with operational or managerial challenges.
3. Matured People’s Programme (MPP)
A training for mature people who desire to establish, run, or diversify their businesses.
4. Job and Wealth Creation for Women
A training to provide skill acquisition, entrepreneurship training, and financial support to empower women economically and socially, particularly in food processing and catering services.
5. Micro Enterprise Enhancement Scheme (MEES)
A training scheme for nano and micro business owners, enabling them to enhance their business operations.
C. Special Public Work (SPW)
The Special Public Work (SPW) programmes are designed to create both temporary and sustainable employment opportunities, particularly for artisans and graduates.
1. Artisans in Collaborative Construction Employment Scheme (ACCES)
The scheme is targeted at imparting industry-led competency skills as well as providing appropriate certification to artisans.
2. Graduate Coaching Scheme (GCS)
The scheme is designed to create transient and permanent employment for unemployed graduates of tertiary institutions, especially those with educational backgrounds. Graduates are recruited as instructors to prepare deficient students for external examinations such as JAMB, WAEC/NECO, NABTEB, and GCE.
3. Graduate Attachment Programme (GAP)
The scheme is designed to provide transient employment to unemployed graduates of tertiary institutions by attaching them to willing corporate organizations.
4. Environmental Beautification Training Scheme (EBTS)
The scheme is designed for the training of unemployed persons in soft and hard landscaping as well as Plaster of Paris (POP) for a period of three months.
5. Solar Energy Training Scheme (SETS)
Under this scheme, unemployed graduates of tertiary institutions, especially those with engineering or technical knowledge, are trained to acquire skills in solar energy design, procurement, installation, and maintenance.
D. Vocational Skills Development (VSD)
The Vocational Skills Development (VSD) programmes provide practical, demand-driven skills with strong income-generation potential.
1. Quick-Fix Demand Driven Scheme
Age: 18–40 | Duration: 3 months
- Designed to provide short-term, demand-driven skills training tailored to unemployed individuals, particularly youths and women.
- Skills include soap making, perfume making, paint production, bead making, production of local drinks, and make-up.
2. Community-Based Training Scheme (CBTS)
Age: 18–40 | Duration: 3 months
- Designed to train youths and women in high-income generating activities within their localities.
- Skills include electrical installation, fashion designing, GSM repairs, beauty therapy, catering, and computer operation.
3. Digital Marketing Skills for Employment and Wealth Creation
Age: 18–40 | Duration: 3 months
- Designed for job and wealth creation in the digital and entertainment sectors, with focus on digital marketing.
4. School-On-Wheel (SOW)
Age: 18–40 | Duration: 3 months
- Designed to bring skills acquisition training to unemployed individuals in rural areas using mobile training workshops.
- Skills include electrical installation, plumbing, welding works, computer repairs, fashion designing and GSM repairs.
5. Special Vocational Training for Persons with Special Needs
Age: 18–40 | Duration: 3 months
- Designed for unemployed persons with physical disabilities, sensory impairment, intellectual or developmental disorders.
- Skills include plumbing, computer operation, soap making, bead making, carpentry, tailoring and air freshener production.
6. Basic National Open Apprenticeship Scheme (B-NOAS)
Age: 18–40 | Duration: 3 months
- A hands-on apprenticeship programme through master craftsmen and accredited centres.
- Skills include electrical installation, fashion designing, GSM repairs, catering, shoe and leather works, and hair dressing.
7. Techno-Cultural Crafts Training Scheme
Age: 18–40 | Duration: 3 months
- Designed to equip unemployed youths with indigenous cultural crafts valued in the tourism industry, creating foreign exchange opportunities.
- Skills include crochet, blacksmithing, basket weaving, leather work, pottery, tie and dye, carving, sculpture, and more.
8. Cloud Computing and AI Basic
Age: 18–40 | Duration: 3 months
- Designed to introduce unemployed youths to cloud computing and artificial intelligence fundamentals.
How to Apply for RHEI Phase 3
Interested applicants should apply online through the official NDE portal:
RHEI Phase 3 Portal:
https://nderegistrationportal.ng
Application Steps
- Create an account on the portal and complete Step 1 of the application process.
- Input your NIN to start the identity verification process.
- Fill in your personal details and other required information.
- Select your preferred programme, scheme, and skill set.
- Submit your application, retain your registration number, download the acknowledgement slip, and await further notification.
- Update your state of origin to your state of residence if both are not the same, as verified by NIMC.
Pre-Enrolment Assessment
Before commencing training, all applicants must complete a pre-enrolment assessment, which includes eligibility status check, identity verification, BVN and bank account verification, programme availability based on state of residence, proximity to training centres, age verification and passport photograph validation.
Nationwide Training Centres Coverage
NDE training centres are strategically located across all 36 states of Nigeria and the FCT, including NDE-owned centres, state-owned centres and accredited private vocational centres, ensuring accessibility for all beneficiaries.
Why Choose NDE?
- Free training fully funded by NDE
- Stipends to support learning expenses.
- Hands-on training led by industry professionals.
- Verifiable NDE Certificate of Completion.
- Starter packs to begin your business
- Access to low-interest business loans.
Final Note
The Renewed Hope Employment Initiative (RHEI) Phase 3 is a life-changing opportunity for unemployed Nigerians to gain relevant skills, secure employment, and build sustainable businesses. Interested applicants are encouraged to apply early through the official portal and take advantage of this comprehensive national empowerment programme.