A consulting firm, Xploit Consulting says it has collaborated with
Access Bank to train 82 youths on Information Communication Technology
(ICT) skills in Karu and Keffi Local Government Areas, Nasarawa State.
The company’s Programme Officer, Mr Oluwatobi Ojo, who stated this on
Friday in Keffi, while addressing the beneficiaries said that the
training covered digital skills that were related to communication
technologies.
Ojo, who underscored the importance of ICT, said that the training was
initiated to address the digital skill gap in the country.
He said that the firm decided to equip young people with basic and
intermediate skills to make them employable for better and effective use
of their other skills.
Ojo said that the training would also enable them manage their
businesses in accordance with the global evolving trends in technology.
According to him, the youths are trained on computer literacy, internet
safety and responsibility, use of Microsoft office suite, social media
marketing, website development, mini importation and affiliate
marketing.
Mr Oluwatobi Bello, Head of the Marketing, Access Bank Karu Branch,
Nasarawa said that the exercise would offer them opportunities in their
various fields.
Bello enjoined the participants to take the training seriously as it
would help them improve their businesses and other corporate
engagements.
The Esu Karu, Dr Luka Baba, while thanking the organisations for
exposing the youths to digital skills, said that the COVID-19 pandemic
had propelled the digitisation of the world.
The traditional ruler called on the participants to embrace the change
and ensure that they advanced in the system.
The Chairman of Karu Youth Council, Mr Danladi Betusan, urged the youths
to build on the training to impact positively on their businesses.
Betusan advised the participants to ensure that they explored
opportunities around them and learnt more on the ICT system as the
effort would better their lives.
Speaking on behalf of the participants, Mr Dogara Abu thanked the two
firms for bringing the training to their doorsteps.
Abu promised that they would give their best by ensuring that they made
better use of the knowledge impacted from the training. (NAN)