A firm, Ubelle/Neo Cloud Consortium, has trained 450 indigent youth and women on digital skills in Niger.
Dr Ali Johnson-Onoja, managing director of the firm, stated this at the graduation ceremony for the Digital Skill training and inauguration of an internship business pitching programme in Suleja, Niger state Tuesday.
Johnson-Onoja said the training, which included digital marketing, data analysis and cyber security was done in collaboration with the Federal Ministry of Education under its Innovation Development and Effectiveness in the Acquisition of Skills (IDEAS) project.
He stated that the beneficiaries were selected from amongst the more than 900 young people who indicated interest when the programme began in December 2023.
Johnson-Onoja said the graduands have been equipped with the tools and knowledge necessary to thrive in the digital age.
The managing director said the federal government, through the Federal Ministry of Education, had launched the World Bank-supported IDEAS project to enhance the country’s Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) system.
He said: “This initiative aims to improve skills acquisition by involving industry stakeholders and attracting private sector resources to the formal training system.”
