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Aptech targets digital skills gap amid rising demand

From The Punch · () English

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  • Aptech Nigeria is focusing on bridging the digital skills gap by providing career-focused technology and vocational education.
  • The company recognized over 130 graduates at its first national convocation, with four receiving scholarships for UK universities.
  • Aptech aims to address the mismatch between employer demands and job seeker skills in Nigeria's evolving labor market.

Technology training provider Aptech Nigeria is intensifying efforts to equip Nigerians with in-demand digital skills, addressing a growing gap between employer needs and the available workforce. The company emphasized the importance of career-focused technology and vocational education at its inaugural national convocation in Lagos.

During the event, over 130 graduates were recognized for their achievements. Four outstanding students were awarded scholarships, valued at approximately N15 million each, for eligible programs at Middlesex University in the United Kingdom. These scholarships, totaling an estimated N60 million, offer graduates a pathway to international higher education following their Aptech programs.

The initiative comes as Nigeria's labor market experiences a mismatch, particularly with businesses increasingly adopting digital technologies and creating new roles. Aptech Nigeria's programs are designed to bridge this gap by integrating classroom instruction with practical projects, examinations, and career-oriented skill development.

Graduation is not the end, but the beginning of new opportunities. Keep learning, believe in your potential and use your skills to create value and make an impact.

— Dr Kallol MukherjeeAptech's Executive Vice President and Head, International Business, Dr. Kallol Mukherjee, addressed the graduates at the convocation.

Dr. Kallol Mukherjee, Executive Vice President and Head of International Business at Aptech, urged graduates to embrace lifelong learning. "Graduation is not the end, but the beginning of new opportunities. Keep learning, believe in your potential and use your skills to create value and make an impact," he advised. The convocation, themed 'One Milestone. Many Futures,' drew over 400 attendees, including parents, students, faculty, and industry representatives.

Aptech Nigeria operates through a network of over 70 centers across the country, facilitating broad access to its technology and vocational training. The event also highlighted how vocational technology education can serve as a pathway beyond entry-level employment, with the UK university scholarships exemplifying this progression.

Aptech has invested in lives. There’s a whole world out there waiting for the

— Kate HenshawNigerian actress and philanthropist Kate Henshaw encouraged graduates to apply their skills beyond the classroom.
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