Watchout for 2015 Africa Code Week (ACW)

This is another opportunity for Nigerian youths to upgrade their digital skills with an international initiative that will be organized by German software company. SAP, This program is to impact youth – ages 8 to 24 – from 11 African countries.

The IT Skills Development Programme will take place during the inaugural Africa Code Week (ACW) in October 2015. It will comprise of various software coding workshops in South Africa, Angola, Cameroon, Egypt, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Morocco, Nigeria, Senegal, Togo and Tunisia.
The major aim of the organiser – in partnership with the Cape Town Science Centre and the Galway Education Centre –  is to empower youth with the language of software programming. This will ultimately bridge the digital skills gap on our continent.
According to SAP Africa Chief Executive Officer, Plfungwa Serima, “This will help provide African youth with the critical skill set required in the highly competitive 21st century job market. This exciting effort supplements our Skills for Africa initiative that is promoting both skills development and job creation across the continent.”