Vodacom has announced the launch of a new ICT skills training development project for young unemployed people in South Africa, via its Mobile Education programme partnership with Cisco and MICT-Seta
Vodacom launched the youth development project at the Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University in Port Elizabeth.
The partnership aims to train unemployed youth in ICT skills and to then develop them into ICT entrepreneurs.
"This is Vodacom's contribution towards the development of skills and job creation opportunities for unemployed youth," said Vodacom chief officer for corporate affairs, Maya Makanjee.
"It is premised on the concept that the more skilled the youth are, the greater the opportunity for employment.
"We know that Cisco technical skills are some of the most sought after skills in the ICT industry."
The skills development will cover training in A+, N+ and 3G connectivity for a period of six months. The entrepreneurial skills training will also run for six months.
The project will train and develop 15 ICT entrepreneurs in each of the nine Vodacom ICT resource centres situated in all the provinces.
The Vodacom youth skills development project focuses in particular on helping nurture skills needed in the ICT industry, with the potential for beneficiaries to be offered practical experience that will include projects such as ICT installation in schools.
Trainees will also be employed in providing the technical support for schools that are part of the Vodacom Mobile Education programme.
