With this development, Microsoft Nigeria and Jobberman would create platforms to promote employment opportunities, career guidance, employability skills, and enterprise development for young people in Nigeria, Ghana, Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Rwanda and Ethiopia respectively through collaborative efforts and contributions to bridge the opportunity divide for local youths through the use of technology.
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Speaking at the signing ceremony, Kabelo Makwane, Managing Director, Microsoft with optimism said that the MoU signing represents one of the commitments of Microsoft Nigeria Citizenship team to further strengthen the success of the Microsoft Employability portal platform.
“The MoU is considered highly imperative at this time in order to further increase the number of job opportunities available to existing and new users of the Aiki.ng portal. Nigeria’s youth are amazing incubators for new innovative ways of thinking.
“By investing in their skills, we aim to help the next generation fulfill its potential, challenge the status quo and become the business leaders of tomorrow. We will assist in getting to explore other vital components of the employability portal hitherto not given maximum attention; these aspects include, career advisory, mentorship services and career centers,” he explained.
Also speaking, Ayodeji Adewunmi, Jobberman’s CEO, explained that the platform will create immense opportunities for jobseekers and aspiring entrepreneurs.
He also reiterated Jobberman’s commitment to matching top Talents with suitable job openings which he believes has positioned the company as the leading jobs and recruitment website in Nigeria”.
Earlier in his remarks, Olusola Amusan, Citizenship Manager at Microsoft Nigeria highlighted activities undertaken by Microsoft within the Middle East and Africa region to empower youth, make them relevant and useful to their countries and most importantly, to themselves.
One of such initiatives, according to him is the Microsoft Youthspark which since its launch in September 2012 has created new opportunities for 227 million young people in more than 100 countries.
“This includes providing cash grants and technology donations to more than 350 youth-serving non-profits in nearly 100 countries. Youthspark has reached 16.2 million youths in Middle East and Africa” he said.
It would be recalled that the Microsoft IT Academy Program has more than 15,000 Member Institutions around the Globe and more than 1,400 in the Middle East and Africa region that get access to a wide range of digital curriculum resources leading to a globally recognized Certification at various levels of technology skills from beginner, intermediate up to advanced levels.
Last year, Microsoft announced the launch of The Cloud Startup Academy for Moroccan SMEs: a project that aims to foster entrepreneurship and create jobs by unlocking the power of Cloud Computing.
In an increasingly interconnected world, this is the kind of high-impact approach whose ripple effects will be felt across the entire ecosystem. (vanguard)