Wole Adedeji, Ilorin
The Kwara State Social Investment Programme (KWASSIP), in collaboration with Google and Wootlab Foundation, is organising a digital virtual training programme for the youth in Ilorin, the State capital.
The two-week training billed to kick off this Monday according to sources might be to fill the gap in the face of the lockdown arising from the spread of COVID-19 would help avert possible restiveness among the younger ones.
The programme which is at the instance of the government is part of a ‘Digital Kwara’ component of KWASSIP, according to Chief Press Secretary to Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, Mr. Rafiu Ajakaiye.
“The virtual training, which is the first phase of a programme that would benefit up to 30,000 young people over the next three years, targets at least 2,000 youths who would be tutored in basic digital skills and be given certificates,” Ajakaiye said.
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According to the governor’s aide, it would make the best of the lockdown season by acquiring some digital skills that are relevant for the 21st century economy.
“Digital skills are becoming increasingly invaluable and Kwara youths shouldn’t be left behind in the global surge for the skills of the future.
“The technology skills training under KWASSIP is multi-layered. It is originally designed to train 30,000 young kwara residents in basic digital skills, while an additional 1,500 youth will be trained in advanced digital skills over the next 3 years,” he added.
The long-term objective of Digital Kwara the governor’s spokesman said was to set up digital skills centres across Kwara where the youths would be equipped with globally-relevant technology education (software development, data science, machine learning etc.) to advance human capital development in the state.
