Polaris Bank has partnered the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) and NerdzFactory to commence a high-impact capacity-building workshop on digital skills for 5,000 NYSC members across all states in the country.
The aim of the partnership is to equip young Nigerians with relevant work-ready digital skills focused on building self-sustenance in innovation, creativity, digital skills, business acumen, and relevance in the 21st-century economy and workplace.
The group head, Product & Market Development, Polaris Bank, Mrs. Adebimpe Ihekuna said: “this partnership is part of Polaris Bank’s commitment to Youth development and empowerment in Nigeria which aligns with the Bank’s strategic CSR pillars.”
According to her, “we see the need for a work-ready and digitally equipped youth which has informed Polaris Bank’s partnership with NerdzFactory to make a difference and provide 5,000 NYSC members with digital skills needed to start a successful career in paid employment or create their own businesses as entrepreneurs.”
The training, which will run for two quarters, and would cover areas such as:
- Basic digital literacy
- Cyber security
- Data science
- Product design
- Software development (back end)
- Product management
- Blockchain technology
- Mobile app development
- 3D and virtual reality
- Software development (front end).
About NerdzFactory
NerdzFactory is a human capital development organization aimed at inspiring innovation among individuals, organizations and institutions by working with them to co-create and develop solutions, implement projects, improve processes and develop people.
