DevCareer, in partnership with UK-Nigeria Tech Hub, is set to train 1700 Nigerians at zero cost.
Are you looking to upskill your technical abilities? Look no further! DevCareer’s new program, in partnership with UK-Nigeria Tech Hub, will train and help take your skills to the next level. The training, tagged The DevCareer Tech Program, is created to help beneficiaries gain skills needed to succeed in today’s fast-paced tech industry. With expert instructors and a cutting-edge curriculum, you’ll be well on your way to achieving your goals in no time.
We are particularly excited about this training because not only are we giving a lot more people (1700) to get trained, a report by Burning Glass Technologies shows that there were over 1.3 million job postings for IT professionals in Q2 2021, and the median salary for IT professionals is $84,000 per year. This solidifies our mission to produce and export qualified tech talent out of Nigeria and Africa, thereby improving their earning power and the economy.
The DevCareer Tech Program is a 6-month long learning program for technical talents residents in Nigeria who wish to take a giant leap in their budding careers in the technology industry. The program will onboard and train Software Development, Product Management, and Design participants. In addition, mentorship from professionals in these fields will be available to guide and support through roadblocks. Please keep an eye out as we roll out applications in the coming days. We also have an info session coming up on Friday, July 30th, on Twitter Spaces.
The program is a full-fledged experience consisting of virtual live classes, peer learning sessions, training workshops, and visual learning content hosted on a Learning Management System. Both curricular and extracurricular activities were considered, making the program, however virtual, intensive. Another critical aspect of the program is hands-on project-based learning deployed through time-bound assessments conducted regularly to measure the growth of program participants.
The DevCareer Tech program is open to young people from all communities in Nigeria, irrespective of gender and educational background. At the end of the program, we hope to build a pool of vetted, world-class tech professionals capable of contributing immeasurably to any team around the world.
About DevCareer
DevCareer is a non-profit organization focused on equipping the next generation of technologists and innovators. We provide courses, structured curriculum, mentorship, laptops, and co-learning subscription, internet subscription — at zero cost to constrained new tech talent on a path to acquiring a new skill. We have a presence in 10 states in Nigeria, Ghana, Kenya, and Zambia.
At DevCareer, we aim to support underrepresented tech talents venturing into the technology industry to access relevant resources to ease their learning journey. We have executed this by distributing scholarships in partnership with learning platforms, creating an inclusive community, the Laptops4Developers boot camp, and partnering with domestic and international organizations whose goals align with ours. We maintain an active community with 16000+ members, a combined scholarship of 2000 awarded in varying programs, 172 interns trained and given a laptop in 3 cohorts, several of which have gone to work on-site and remotely in notable technology companies (Healthtracka, Flutterwave, Bento, Plentywaka).
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