In furtherance of its commitment to programmes aimed at ensuring that Nigeria keeps pace with the technologies and competencies that define the 21st century through people empowerment, Honeywell Group Limited has partnered the Lagos State Employment Trust Fund (LSETF) to help youths in Lagos State acquire relevant skills required to compete in today’s global marketplace.
The Talent Development Programme, which will be run under LSETF’s Lagos Innovates Programme, will provide student loans that cover up to 80 percent of training cost for beneficiaries, who are then schooled by any of LSETF training partners, for up to three months. Some of the courses offered are Full Stack Development with JavaScript (React JS, NodeJs, Express and Mongo DB + API Development), Full Stack Development for Mobile Applications (React Native, API Development), Python Programming for Web and Data Science. (PYTHON OOP, DJANGO & Data Science, and Frontend Design & Engineering: (UI/UX, HTML, CSS, ES6 & React JS).
To pilot the first phase of the programme, Honeywell Group has provided N10 million, which will be matched by LSETF, to provide a total pool of N20 million to train the first batch of students.
Commenting on the partnership, Tomi Otudeko, head, innovation and sustainability at Honeywell Group, said: “We are pleased to partner with LSETF on this strategic and exemplary initiative that will impact positively on the lives of young people in Lagos State. We are impressed by the work LSETF is doing and our investment in technology training is borne, first, out of our stated mission to ‘use enterprise to make our world better’ and, secondly, out of our conviction that to innovate and thrive in the new economy, young people need to build tech skills.”
“We have also seen how well LSETF, through its Lagos Innovates Programme, has made its mark in progressing the Lagos-based tech ecosystem. The decision to work with LSETF was therefore an easy one. Together, we are poised to help build a pipeline of the next level of innovators who would develop disruptive technologies that will provide solutions to some of the critical social challenges facing the country.”
Teju Abisoye, acting executive secretary/CEO of LSETF said, “We are glad to work with Honeywell Group to build a talent pool of globally competitive professionals, while actualising one of the most important mandates of the LSETF; which is to improve the skills and employability of the young people in the State. Both the LSETF and Honeywell Group are committed to ensuring that young people are equipped to support the growing start-up ecosystem in Nigeria in addition to positioning themselves for a growing global freelance market. I hope more organisations will emulate Honeywell Group and partner with us on our various programmes.”
Interested applicants can apply for their preferred course and training partner athttp://lagosinnovates.ng/section/program/talent-development-program The application portal closes on July 12, 2019.
ODINAKA ANUDU
