The ITF was esteblished by Decree now an act number 47 0f 6th october,1971, to promote and encourage the acquisition of skills in commerce and industry with a view to generating a pool of indigenous trained manpower sufficient to meet the needs of the economy.This she has sucessfuly being doing for the past 27yrs.The staff of ITF are fully committed to their duties towards the fulfillment of the mandate.The beehive of activities is also prominent in the 27 Area Offices and 3 skills centres spread across the country where employers of labour and students are engaged in training activities and other programmes of the Fund.