The Nigerian Communication Commission (NCC) has arranged a two-week Digital Job Creation Training in the North East as part of attempts to give work to the throngs of unemployed youngsters.
The six states of Adamawa, Borno, Yobe, Bauchi, Taraba, and Gombe were each represented by one participant.
The resource people taught the participants about computer appreciation, the components of a computer, how to start a computer, software, operate a computer, the start menu, word processing, an introduction to the www and web browser, communication and teamwork, an introduction to computer security, web development, web programming, web browsers, client-server examples, and HTML.
Others include the Corel Draw graphics programme, the workspace, workspace configuration, the toolbox, and drawing fundamentals.
The NCC representative, Isa Abubakar, thanked the participants for their effort, commitment, and orderliness during the closing ceremony held at the Muhammadu Indimi International Center, University of Maiduguri.
He advised them to put their newfound skills to use for the good of society in the future.
Three winners of a quiz that was offered to the participants and awarded cash prizes came out on top.
Speaking on the training, one of the participants from Yobe State, Mohammed Abubakar commended the Minister of Communication and Digital Economy Professor Isa Ali Pantami, NCC CEO, the facilitators, resource persons among other stakeholders for ensuring the success of the programme.
“Our capacity has been built with skills and digital talents that we can apply to improve our income. This training is timely as it is coming at a time when our region is recovering from the effects of insurgency as well as COVID-19 pandemic”.
He assured to make judicious use of the knowledge and other equipment offered to set up business.