MTN, Google, Microsoft, partner to empower entrepreneurs on digital skills
To steer the tide of unemployment amongst youths with requite skills that will empower them for the future, MTN Foundation, in conjunction with Google and Microsoft have partnered to train young entrepreneurs on digital skills across six states in Nigeria.
Recall that the first and second sessions of the MTN Foundation’s ICT and Business Skill training, held between April 25 – May 13, 2022.The training was designed for 3000 young entrepreneurs between 18-35 years who own or manage a Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprise (MSME) for at least two years. These participants cut across various states of the nation which include: Kogi, Adamawa, Jigawa, Anambra, Cross River, and Lagos States.
The training session began with Google, and after a two-week-long intensive training on the virtual platform, Oluwatumise Ife-Abidakun, Communications Manager, Haptics Nigeria led the concluding training session on Friday, May 6, 2022.
Speaking on the training, Mr. Ife-Abidakun said that she believes the event has been very rewarding to the participants.
“The participants already had a basic knowledge of the things taught; an example was setting Google My Business listing. However, most of the participants were just hearing them for the first time. Therefore, it created an opportunity for the participants to learn something new during the training,” she said.
The second training session was in partnership with Microsoft, and the training ran for a period of one week. The final training led by John Oparaji from Tech4dev and Promise Ederagobor, was held on Friday, May 13.
The training focused on Microsoft tools, especially PowerPoint. Participants were taught the different uses of Microsoft PowerPoint, and how to efficiently make use of the tool to advance their respective businesses.
Speaking on the training, Mr. Oparaji said that the feedback received from the participants has been positive, as participants are well invested in the program and many of them appreciated the efforts of the MTN Foundation.
“The participants asked questions, worked on what they have learnt, gave feedback, and asked more questions for clarity,” he said.
After the presentation by the training instructors, some participants used the same medium to commend the MTN Foundation and the partners, Google and Microsoft, for the training opportunity and provision during the training.
The ICT and Business Skills training by the MTN Foundation is aimed at improving the entrepreneurial and employability abilities of young Nigerian entrepreneurs. The training will run for four weeks in partnership with other ecosystem partners, including Meta.
Since 2018, MTN Foundation has been collaborating with its ecosystem partners (Google, Oracle, KPMG, IBM, Digital Bridge Institute, and CISCO) to train these youths in states with high unemployment rates, according to the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS). To date 3,052 young people have been trained across ten states (Oyo, Kano, Imo, Nasarawa, Rivers, Abia, Akwa-Ibom, Borno, Kaduna and Katsina).
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