NIIT, a leading Global Talent Development Corporation, conducted its ninth yearly scholarship programme in Nigeria in line with its commitment to develop Information and Communication Technology (ICT) human capital in the African continent.
The country's largest Information Technology (IT) scholarship programme elicited a response from over 70,000 candidates who took the test in 21 locations across the country.
NIIT's yearly scholarship programme is aimed at encouraging candidates, aspiring to build careers in the IT domain, through award of scholarships. Last year, NUT awarded over I 5,000 scholarships to deserving candidates enabling them to pursue globally acclaimed IT career programmes from NIIT.
According to Mr. G Raghavan, president, Individual Learning Solutions, NIIT, Nigeria has a huge potential to contribute to the global talent needs of the IT industry. NIIT is committed to help the country become a talent hub, and is actively participating in the IT skill development programme of the country by offering our most comprehensive training programmes for students and professionals.
"NIIT's yearly scholarship programme enables a large number of students from varied economic backgrounds to acquire and enhance their IT skills, and participate in the knowledge economy".
NIIT has strengthened its portfolio of IT education programmes with a strategic tie-up with Sun Microsystems and will now offer certification mapped learning programmes on Sun Java and Sun Solaris, through its training centres in Nigeria. NUT has also introduced the latest curricula on the widely popular Oracle 10G database as well scholarships on MCSE.
NIIT provides IT education to individuals, customised training solutions for corporates, and has partnerships with universities and schools to take care of their students' IT learning needs through the 'NIIT Inside' model. NIIT's IT training programmes are mapped to the industry requirement and international vendor certifications. NIIT's comprehensive Mastermind Series (MMS) is the most popular IT career programme in the country enabling students to become successful IT professionals.
The Global Talent Development Corporation trains nearly 11,000 career aspirants, yearly, and has strong alumni strength of over 60,000 in Nigeria.
In its ninth year of operations, with 30 state-of-the-art IT learning centres spread across the length and breadth of the country, NUT has grown to become the undisputed leader in Nigeria's IT training and education segment.
NIIT established its presence in Nigeria in 1999 and pledged its support to prepare youths for lucrative careers in IT. NIIT along with its country partner, IDM, a subsidiary of the Tower Group, is creating a pool of skilled manpower resources that can support the globalisation efforts of the country by effectively leveraging information technology.
In April 2008, NIIT was awarded the Titans of Tech Award as IT Training Company of the Year for its efforts in the field of IT education.
