Digital Literacy: National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) Begins Registration for Training In Gombe, Kano, Lagos, Rivers

We are pleased to inform you that Applications are now open for the free basic digital literacy workshop, funded by the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) and Microsoft and supported by the Federal Ministry of Communication and Digital Economy.

About the organization: kindly see https://academy.nitda.gov.ng/public/digital-skills

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The Digital States initiative, designed as one of the implementation strategies of NDEPS, is aimed at equipping Nigerian youths with the necessary digital literacy skills that can facilitate Nigeria’s transition to the Digital Economy. The programme is aimed at training about 540 youths from each state of the Federation and the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. It is expected that about 20,000 Nigerians will benefit from the programme. Registration for the first phase of the programme commences on Monday 8th March, 2021.

Bneficiary states for the first phase are:

• Gombe
• ,Kano
• Lagos
• Rivers States.

Schedule for the subsequent phases will be advertised in due course.

Training Objectives:

1. To empower youths with intermediate digital skills that will be needed to drive the digital economy transformation in Nigeria.
2. To empower youths with globally required and marketable skills to increase their employment opportunities.
3. To increase the number of industry-ready IT professionals in Nigeria

Eligibility:16 and 40 where eligible to apply for the programme.

Training Areas: IT Management of Productivity Tools; Understanding Digital Marketing and Basics of Content Creation; and Entrepreneurial Skills, including Basics of Career Development.

How To Apply: Interested and qualified candidates should click the link below to apply

Digital States (Lagos, Gombe, Kano, Rivers)

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