Leading tech education company Coven Works Inc. in partnership with Oyo state government will train 200 youths in the state.
This partnership is aimed at providing cutting edge emerging technology skills to enable youths in and around state to acquire the needed digital skills to become employable and grow the economy.
According to the Commissioner for Youth and Sports Oyo State, Engr. Seun Fakorede, the training is for 200 youths, and will be a seven-week programme where participants will gain employable business analytics skill with certificate and internship opportunities after the training.
The partnership, facilitated by GrowthMax Africa, is one of the many initiatives by the Oyo State Ministry of Youth and Sports to empower youths and curb unemployment.
The courses include – Power BI (Visualization tool); Posgre SQL (Data Query Language) and Cyber security.
Fakorede who shared his excitement about this partnership said: “It is beyond comprehension. To offer access to high quality education material beyond the confines of classroom blocks is a transformation that will go a long way for Oyo state youth.
“The learners need to embrace this transformation. As Jeanne W. Ross once said, and I quote, ” … the thing that’s transforming is not the technology — it’s the technology that is transforming [our access to education]
“It’s such a joy that Youths in Oyo state will benefit from this transformation, and I am so happy to be part of this effort.”
The Chief Executive Officer of Coven Works Inc, Mr. Sola Amusan revealed that there is a framework to kick-start training of top technology skills such as Artificial Intelligence and Big Data to grow talents within the country.
He said: “To survive in this era, you must be at the top of the game, changing and trying out new things that suit the ecosystem.”
“This is of double advantage: apart from making the students well-grounded on ICT – most often with one-on-one classroom interactions with clients and business partners – it also offers students opportunity to be ready for jobs, since they have been equipped with proper know-how on ICT.”
