The Managing Director, of Ingryd Scholarship Programme, Khadijat Abdulkadir, says\u00a0 the induction of the first\u00a0 cohort\u00a0 of 1,000 participants in Lagos of the firm was\u00a0 aimed at tackling the tech. talent shortage in Africa.
\nMaking this known recently at a function of the tech company in Lagos, Abdulkadir said\u00a0 the firm strives to tackle the tech. shortage in Africa with the goal of training 4,000 tech. professionals annually.
\n\u201cThe Ingryd Scholarship Programme aligns with the academy\u2019s mission to empower individuals with vital technical skills.Contrary to popular belief, there are jobs available, but the problem is that there are not enough people qualified for those jobs. Ingryd is training people to perform in those jobs\u201d, she said.
\nAccording\u00a0 to her, in partnership with Lagos State Employment Trust Fund (LSETF), the programme offers full scholarships to passionate tech. enthusiasts in Lagos, Nigeria.
\nAbdulkadir noted that the selection was based on the scholarshs\u00a0 tech. passion and test scores, adding that scholars would\u00a0 receive hands-on learning, career coaching, and job placement support.
\nShe further explained that the induction ceremony marked the beginning of a transformative journey for the selected candidates.
\nThe Managing Director said over the next three months, the individuals would undergo rigorous training and mentorship, equipping them with the necessary knowledge and skills to excel in the ever-evolving tech industry.
\nAbdulkadir noted that this came barely a month after the strategic partnership with LSETF was announced.
\nAccording to her, the training for the inaugural cohort started virtually at the Ingryd Academy\u2019s Lagos hubs on October.
\nShe said\u00a0 participants would\u00a0 receive training in strategic and in demand niche technical skills like Java, Linux, Cybersecurity, and Data Science.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The Managing Director, of Ingryd Scholarship Programme, Khadijat Abdulkadir, says\u00a0 the induction of the first\u00a0 cohort\u00a0 of 1,000 participants in Lagos of the firm was\u00a0 aimed at tackling the tech. talent shortage in Africa. Making this known recently at a function of the tech company in Lagos, Abdulkadir said\u00a0 the firm strives to tackle the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[67],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-323425","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-icttelecom"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thetidenewsonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/323425","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thetidenewsonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thetidenewsonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thetidenewsonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thetidenewsonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=323425"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.thetidenewsonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/323425\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":323434,"href":"https:\/\/www.thetidenewsonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/323425\/revisions\/323434"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thetidenewsonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=323425"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thetidenewsonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=323425"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thetidenewsonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=323425"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}