Today's school levers and graduates faces a lot of dilemma as a result of the challenges posed by the required skills for the 21st century survival. These skills, many a times are not included in the state learning standards nor measured on the local education board.
Our expectations as parent/guardian is that our offspring get equipped and ready to thrive in the emerging Digital Age which of course could be difficult without the necessary education and practical experiences that gets the job done. In fact, this has become more pertinent as Information and Communication technologies are raising the bar on the competencies needed to succeed in the 21st century. It is in the light of this, that the Chairman House of Reps Committee on Science and Technology, Hon. Akinlade Abiodun Isiaq thought it good to partner with the National Information and Technology Agency (NITDA) for the purpose of training/building young IT interested folks and graduating an average of five hundred and sixty (560) youths of Yewa South/Ipokia Federal Constituency per-annum, empowering and giving them more self-esteem.
Our expectations as parent/guardian is that our offspring get equipped and ready to thrive in the emerging Digital Age which of course could be difficult without the necessary education and practical experiences that gets the job done. In fact, this has become more pertinent as Information and Communication technologies are raising the bar on the competencies needed to succeed in the 21st century. It is in the light of this, that the Chairman House of Reps Committee on Science and Technology, Hon. Akinlade Abiodun Isiaq thought it good to partner with the National Information and Technology Agency (NITDA) for the purpose of training/building young IT interested folks and graduating an average of five hundred and sixty (560) youths of Yewa South/Ipokia Federal Constituency per-annum, empowering and giving them more self-esteem.
The beauty of Hon. Akinlade's Free I.C.T programme however is that its curriculum were actually designed to suit and bring out learner's area of strength, train them with the necessary tools and resources even as they are evaluated through examinations and practical project presentations at the end
Student learning in the Hardware department are expected to become self employed and start living a life of their own immediately after graduation as the Honorable will be empowering them with basic start up instruments (i.e A computer set and engineering tools each) while successful students in the Software departments also goes home with a computer set each.
I bet this initiative of the Honorable has the potential of addressing our socio-economic challenges with specific concern about the ill effect of unemployment and cyber crime, among other vices that limit youth potential in our country.
Written by,
Alexander Andrew (FRSC Idiroko,Ipokia Local Govt.)
Beneficiary
Alexander Andrew (FRSC Idiroko,Ipokia Local Govt.)
Beneficiary
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