Ugo Aliogo
The Government Secretary, Information Trade Centre (KEC), Oluwatosin Ogunsanya, has urged universities and personal establishments to undertake a digital transformation highway map to assist fast-track the event and progress of the Data and Communication Know-how (ICT) sector in Nigeria.
Ogunsanya, who disclosed this yesterday in Lagos on the orientation ceremony for the GAP Digital Talent programme, stated if Nigeria is desirous of being a worldwide chief within the expertise area, universities and different establishments of upper studying ought to toe the road of adopting digital transformation plan.
He urged the federal authorities to undertake a nationwide digital framework that will assist the nation to remodel skilled practices into technology-driven processes.
Talking on the digital talent programme, he revealed that they’re admitting 100 younger graduates throughout the nation to take part of their graduate development programme.
He additional defined they began the programme in 2015 to assist graduates bridge the talents between what employers desires and the talents that they lack, including that within the coaching, they’re specializing in digital expertise, “and we now have been in it for the previous three years. The abilities we’re specializing in is on social media administration.
“The 100 individuals that had been admitted into the programme shall be mentored by 25 professionals throughout the digital advertising and marketing trade in Nigeria, alongside one or two individuals overseas. They will undergo three months programme along with their social media advertising and marketing programme, in order that they have an eight weeks social media advertising and marketing programme-six weeks on mentoring and three weeks of job readiness coaching. As well as, to the digital advertising and marketing coaching programme, we’ll educate them get a job and hold a job. We are going to equip them with drawback fixing and significant considering expertise. So, that is the beginning of the three months journey that may finish in Could.
“Numerous employers are endeavor digital transformation of their enterprise. Employers want digital savvy staff, and graduates want to grasp that we’re in a digital transformation age, so they should get digital expertise. Additionally, there may be drawback fixing; no employer desires an worker that they may educate clear up issues. They need a scenario the place they provide you a job, and you’ll be able to present the answer to the issue.
“So, what employers need is problem-solving expertise, digital savvy and significant considering. Employers need people who find themselves very adaptable as a result of the world is altering, new applied sciences are arising, individuals are prepared to be taught and capable of deal with applied sciences, in order that we aren’t anxious about re-training our employees each two years due to new applied sciences. So, the highest expertise are crucial considering, drawback fixing, digital savvy, curiosity and flexibility.”
