Firm trains Nigerians on engineering, certifies 70

A UK based Internet Technology firm, The Tech Ladder, has trained and certified no less than 70 students on a free online computer engineering programme. In an exclusive chat with Daily Trust, the Director/CEO of The Tech Ladder, Ms Elsie Reed, said the programme is designed to train and equip Nigerians, especially the youths, to […]

A UK based Internet Technology firm, The Tech Ladder, has trained and certified no less than 70 students on a free online computer engineering programme.

In an exclusive chat with Daily Trust, the Director/CEO of The Tech Ladder, Ms Elsie Reed, said the programme is designed to train and equip Nigerians, especially the youths, to be fit for engagement in today’s IT driven global economy.

“We prepare them for Microsoft and project management exams. We have so far trained up to 70 in computer fundamentals such as Business Analysis, Project management, Microsoft office suite, Computer repairs, Programming, Database management.

“We have students from universities in Nigeria and Leeds doing industrial attachment with us. We also have Nigerian trainers who live in Nigeria

We have Nigerian students living in the Diaspora like UK, America, Saudi Arabia, UAE and Belize already enrolled in the programme. We don’t discriminate tribe or religion on our application form.

“We have like 15 in training and over 20 signed up students for the next batch which starts in a month. Students also work on real life projects, which help them develop real life skills and be involved in all the software development life cycle. So they get to understand how different teams come together to solve real life problems”, Elsie Reed said.