MTN Foundation Opens Application for 6th Phase of Business Skills Training and Funding
MTNF is planning to support 300 young entrepreneurs between 18 and 35 years with tech enabled skills to keep their small businesses relevant and competitive.
Since 2018, MTN Foundation has supported over 4000 Nigerian entrepreneurs through its MTN ICT and Business Skills Training.
This year which is the MTN Foundation 6th Phase, the initiative is planning to support 300 young entrepreneurs between 18 and 35 years with tech enabled skills to keep their small businesses relevant and competitive.
The MTNF Youth Development initiative is expected to be “delivered through a 5-week online programme which includes Masterclasses from key industry experts,” the convener said.
“Participants will be given data for the duration of the programme to support a seamless learning experience. Not only that, the top 300 participants will be supported with an Equipment Grant worth N90,000,000! Yes, you read that right.”
The initiative is in partnership with some of our ecosystem partners – Oracle, KPMG, IBM, Digital Bridge Institute, CISCO, Google, Meta, and Microsoft, 5 Phases of the ICT and Business Skills Training have been implemented in 16 states since 2018.
They are Abia, Adamawa, Akwa-Ibom, Anambra, Borno, Cross River, Imo, Jigawa, Kaduna, Kano, Katsina, Kogi, Lagos, Nasarawa, Oyo and Rivers. So far 4,036 young people have completed this programme.
In this MTN Foundation 6th phase, 3000 youths will participate in the ICT and Business Skills Training to be implemented in partnership with Microsoft and Meta. It promises to be enlightening as:
Microsoft will train participants on Entrepreneurship in the Digital Age, ICT for Business Success and their new Generative AI skills.
Meta: will train participants on Skills to Build Brands and Grow Businesses Online through their Meta Boost for Small Business.
The deadline for application is 18 August 2023.
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