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Recently, reports have sprung up about the talent gaps in tech hubs and startup ecosystems, there are also reports on how Nigerian startups are raising billions but can't find people that can work in them.
Recently, reports have sprung up about the talent gaps in tech hubs and startup ecosystems, there are also reports on how Nigerian startups are raising billions but can't find people that can work in them.
While there’ve been a lot of efforts on the ground by some giants like @Google, and @Meta (Facebook) through the @Andela program and a host of few others to help bridge the talent gaps,
I believe we can still do more as the lack of talent is haunting these startups and limiting their chances to succeed.
There are also great learning platforms provided by some African startups which the likes of @AltSchoolAfrica and Decagon are doing, and there are of course
There are also great learning platforms provided by some African startups which the likes of @AltSchoolAfrica and Decagon are doing, and there are of course
in our backyard here the likes of @jdlabng Academy still doing in-person training and have programs for youth and building capacity in digital technology and entrepreneurship, we have had success stories of trainees getting job placements in different
corporate agencies (Our SIWES sandwich program is one of these programs).
My team came up with a Global Internship Program (GIP) that goes beyond the Nigerian shores, during the planning stages we came up with the idea of including Ghana and Kenya as oftentimes
My team came up with a Global Internship Program (GIP) that goes beyond the Nigerian shores, during the planning stages we came up with the idea of including Ghana and Kenya as oftentimes
we get internship requests from these countries. Also, we localized the program down to the level where our people in Minna can benefit because our HQ is situated there.
We also want to use the opportunity to learn about cultures from other African countries as technology
We also want to use the opportunity to learn about cultures from other African countries as technology
knows no boundary, the diversity that comes with Africa, time zone differences, how we/they work and for some of us preparing to launch startups with an extended version of products in these African countries, we have to start learning how they think and etcetera.
Thus we can’t keep complaining, we want to build the next generation of talents we'd love to work with, we should help in the making and proffer solutions to the problem we've long been talking about, and we expect to have trained interns,
work in multinationals or even retain the best of the best talents in the country.
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