MTN Group has opened its main MTN Skills Academy in Zambia as a way to help people in Africa learn more about digital skills.
The MTN Skills Academy is a free online learning tool that was first shown off at the Mobile World Congress in Kigali. The pan-African company is working hard to help people all over the continent learn digital skills and find jobs.
MTN, a telecommunications company, wants at least 60 percent of young people in each of its 19 markets to have a certain level of digital skills by 2025. The telecom says that the MTN Skills Academy is run according to the goals of the African Union’s digital transformation plan.
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The MTN Skills academy
Nompilo Morafo, MTN Group’s chief sustainability and corporate affairs officer, said that it’s not a secret that digital skills are needed to stay competitive in a world that changes quickly. She went on to say that the group was happy to bring the MTN Skills Academy to Zambia to help young people all over the country learn the skills and information they need to do well in the digital economy.
The business’s CEO said, “As a pan-African company, we are committed to driving growth and development across the continent, and through this investment, we are helping to create a more equitable and sustainable future for Africa.”
Elvis Nkandu, Zambia’s Minister of Sports, Youth, and the Arts, said at the opening ceremony that the opening of the MTN Skills Academy was a big step forward for the country’s digital growth. He says that the MTN Skills Academy and other programmes show how serious Zambia is about giving its children the skills they need to do well in the digital age. He also says that the government is committed to promoting science, technology, and innovation in the education field.
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Investing in skill development could help Africa’s economy become less reliant on natural resources. This would help build the world’s future tech workforce and bring huge economic and social benefits to the region and its people.
According to the World Bank’s most recent research, “Technological Transformation for Jobs,” Africa will have the most jobs in the world by the year 2100. The World Bank tells African countries to use digital tools more so that they can create more jobs. Also, the International Finance Corporation says that by 2030, 230 million jobs will need digital skills.
In Zambia, most people don’t work in the formal sector. Instead, they work in the unorganized sector. In Zambia, teaching students how to use technology is still a fairly new part of the school curriculum. The most recent MTN show shows again how important it is to teach skills-based classes or include skill-building in classes that are already being taught.
MTN Skills Academy’s move into Zambia comes as businesses and government agencies across Africa work harder to support the use of digital technologies to boost economic growth and create high-paying jobs.
