FMYSD Digital Youth Nigeria Programme 2021 – Apply Here

FMYSD Digital Youth Nigeria Programme 2021 – Apply Here

The Federal Ministry for Youth and Sports Development(FMYSD) has been working in different ways to empower Nigerian youths in order to create job opportunities for the Youths and one of the ways the ministry has tried to achieve its objectives is through the Digital Youth Nigeria Programme 2021.

About FMYSD Digital Youth Nigeria Programme 2021

The 2021 digital youth programme was initiated by the Federal Ministry of Youth and Sports Development (FMYSD). This programme was designed to assist, support, and sponsor equipped individuals especially youths who are interested in a top-notch coaching system. The aim of the coaching is for them to learn various global digital skills.

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This programme is aimed at helping one thousand six hundred (1,600) youths across the country after a screening within the six (6) geopolitical zones with Lagos and Abuja inclusive, through paid and virtual training protocols.

Some Of The Digital Skills Include:

• Software and coding skills
• Business process outsourcing skills
• Internet basics/IT Hardware skills
• Animation/Graphics skills.

According to the Federal Ministry for Youth and Sports Development(FMYSD), the digital youth programme is a practical skill-sets that will aid the youth’s capacity to professionally handle jobs requesting the outsourcing of particular digital services.

Interestingly, the students will be provided with a hardware and software starter pack to position them as qualified agents with professionalism and obviously competent in operating such roles in the nearest future.

Each skill encompasses subjects taught hence the list below:

Business Process OutsourcinglSkill

• Overview business process outsourcing opportunities worldwide
• Customer Service, support, and sale
• Data entry and images
• Website SEO and content generation
• A call center setting up
• Review I.e focuses on driving based on the participant’s chosen service area.

Animation and Graphics skills

• Introduction to graphic design
• Theory of layout and design
• Understanding body mechanics and pantomiming
• Principles of animation
• 3D modeling and animation
• Entrepreneurship

Internet basics/ IT hardware skills

• Introduction to the internet of things
• Internet technology and architecture of IoT
• Networking devices
• Networking Essentials
• Common elements of IoT
• Networking and connectivity medium
• IoT connection, technology, and protocols
• Sensors and actuators
• Data transmission standard
• Drivers and inhibitors of IoT
• Machine to machine / useless communication
• Internet of Things project prototyping
• Common use cases of IoT in Nigeria, which include:
• IoT for agriculture
• IoT for home automation
• IoT for energy and utility
• IoT for health care
• IoT for creative media

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Eligibility For FMYSD Digital Youth Nigeria Program

In as much as this programme is opened to all, it requires some basic principles for you to be eligible in participation, and below are the eligibility criteria:

1. Intending participant must be a citizen of Nigeria and between the age of 18 to 35
2. Applicants must be ready to travel for practicals at any time during the training if peradventure you are selected
3. Applicants must have a valid means of identification, it could be your national identity card, voters card, or more
4. Applicants must have attained a certain level of education, the least of which is the O’level result (WASSCE, NABTEB, NECO).

How to apply for the FMYSD Digital Youth Nigeria Programme 2021

• All interested and qualified applicants are to visit https://fmysd-esp.com/digital-youth
• Select your course specification (Business Process outsourcing skill, animation/graphic skill, software and coding skill or Internet of Things/IT hardware skills)
• Upload your valid ID card and passport
• Ensure to fill other required information
• Submit.
• After this process then kindly await the scheme’s response.

FMYSD Digital Youth Nigeria Programme 2021 – Apply Here