"Girls Should pursue career in ICT" says FG

Federal Government has begun collaboration with Huawei, an information and communication technology solutions provider, to train 1,000 girls in ICT.

The measure is to empower female pupils with basic ICT skills with a view to improving their employment chances.

The initiative, tagged “Huawei 1,000 MCT/Girls ICT Training programme,” is the brainchild of the Federal Ministry of Communication Technology.

The Minister of Communication Technology, Mrs. Omobola Johnson, represented by the Technical Assistant (Research), in the ministry, Olufunke Baruwa, made this known at the inauguration of the ICT Club of the Pyramid of Excellence Schools in Abuja.

Johnson said the programme would help to reduce the imbalance in ICT adoption between men and women in the country.

She added, “The ICT sector is emerging as the fastest growing sector in Nigeria, recording a 30 per cent year- on-year growth with the potential to significantly
contribute to increasing the social welfare of men and women in the future.

“Towards this end, the Federal Government is committed to changing the perception of young people to ICT and encouraging positive interest and engagement in their academics as well as to pursue future careers in ICT.”

The minister explained that the government, in its determination to encourage Nigerian pupils to develop an early interest in ICT, established the ICT club.

According to her, the initiative is an early intervention project to demystify ICTs and project technology as a viable career option that can empower and impact positively on the future of our youngsters.

She further stressed, “The aim of the club is to remove the barriers that discourage students from embracing ICTs through quizzes, ICT games, application
development, animation, website development, blogging, graphics design, computer programming, assembling and dissembling computers and creating short films.

Periodically mentors will be invited to give inspiring talks and participate in various ICT related activities that will interest the students.”

The minister said her ministry being a key partner in the Growing Women and Girls Initiative was empowering women and girls through specific technology initiatives.

Johnson said, “To help overcome digital divide in Nigeria, the Ministry of l Communication Technology has committed itself to setting up various projects such as The SmartWoman Nigeria Project, MCT/Huawei 1000
ICT Girls Training, and The Digital Girls Club.

“Among these projects, the Digital Girls Club which is an extra-curriculum activity has been designed for secondary schools girls across the country.

This curriculum enables the girls to focus on hands-on and practical learning thereby providing opportunities for
practical knowledge.

It also encourages girls to work in teams to build and create technology thus providing learning in a fun and engaging way.”

She explained that the SmartWoman Project of the government was a mobile service conceived to support the advancement, development and education of women via the ICT platforms.

She added, “This disparity in adoption of ICT by women and girls globally reveal a big gulf between women and men in the adoption of ICTs that needs to be bridged.

It is our hope that the effective implementation of these initiatives in schools across the country will go a long way in removing the barriers that discourage girls from embracing careers in ICTs.”

According to Johnson, her ministry will ensure that the Nigerian child has greater chances and opportunities in the ICT sector because of the immense contributions it can bring to their lives.

Courtesy: www.punchng.com

420 graduates gets N16.1Million from NDE

The National Directorate of Employment (NDE) in Nasarawa State says that N16.1 million has been disbursed to 420 graduate trainees in the state between 2001 and 2014.
The state NDE Coordinator, Alhaji Idris Wase, made the disclosure to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday 14th of January 2015 in Keffi.

Wase said that the resettlement scheme is a community- based training scheme designed to provide short term intensive training to unemployed youths and women.

NDE came in to existence in 1986, saddled with the responsibilities of training people, especially the youths and women in different skills and make them self-relaint nationwide.

The Federal Government has established the scheme to fight the high rate of unemployment and poverty which has degenerated into anti-social activities such as violent crimes, insecurity, armed robbery, drug and human trafficking among others.
From 2001 to date under the resettlement scheme, the  agency has disbursed tools and equipment worth N16.14 million to more than 420 graduate trainees in order to assist them to establish businesses and become self-relaint.

"The graduate trainees has been trained in different skills such as barbing, tailoring, hand set repairs, blacksmithing, hair dressing, knitting, painting, photography and video coverage amongst others" he said.

Wase commended President Goodluck Jonathan for his support to the Programme aimed at fighting poverty, unemployment and reduction of youths'  restiveness nationwide.

He assured the people of the state of the agency's determination to initiate positive strategies geared toward managing their peculiar poverty, unemployment and youths restiveness.

The state coordinator also urged Nigerians, especially youths to embrace different skills that would make them self-reliant and employers of labour.

Writing a Job description

  A job description is the details of what is expected of an individual  to do for the organization as a member of the organization.

In writing out a well detailed Job description (JD)

Firstly, we need to identify:

Our Vision

Our Goals

Our Mission statements

What do we do ?

How do we do what we do?

Also, Outline what needs to be done in total to achieve our vision.

Outline who needs to do what - this will help one know how many staff do we need now, how many can we afford.

Map out a functional organizational structure, so we know who is reporting to who in the organization.

One may include relationships with other people in the organization: Supervisory level, managerial requirements, and relationships with other colleagues.

A job description need not be limited to explaining the current situation, or work that is currently expected; it may also set out goals for what might be achieved in the future.

Job descriptions sometimes may be seen as hindrances for the employee to carry out some task that is beneficial to the organization but a wise organization will put this at the bottom of every of their Job descriptions -

"NOTE: THIS JOB DESCRIPTION IS NOT INTENDED TO BE ALL INCLUSIVE. EMPLOYEE MAY PERFORM OTHER RELATED DUTIES AS NEGOTIATED TO MEET THE NEEDS OF THE ORGANIZATION"

So as to protect the employee and the organization against some crucial decisions that may be taken in the nearest future tendering the job description as an evidence.

A detailed job description can be in this order:

Company name:

Job Title: The name of the Position to be filled

Department: What department is in need of this person

Job Grade: What is the level of the person in the organization? Is it top management, middle management, senior management, supervisory level, entry level

Position overview: What does this position actually look like, what it entails

Essential job Functions: The task the individual is expected to carry out, the core of the post

Non- essential job functions: The other task that this position might carry out sometimes.

Requirements: What we expect you to have to be able to fill this position, certificates, experiences, educational level, professional body certification

Other skills / Abilities: The skills required for this position so one will perform well at work.

Who to contact: who to contact, names, email address, etc

Deadline date: The last day for submission of Curriculum Vitae.

Now you can write a good job description that will help you know what to expect from your employee, and also know how to evaluate them when necessary.

It may be taken in the nearest future tendering the job description as an evidence.

A detailed jib description can be in this order:
Company name:
Job Title: The name of the Position to be filled
Department: What department is in need of this person
Job Grade: What is the level of the person in the organization? Is it top management, middle management, senior management, supervisory level, entry level
Position overview: What does this position actually look like, what it entails
Essential job Functions: The task the individual is expected to carry out, the core of the post
Non- essential job functions: The other task that this position might carry out sometimes.
Requirements: What we expect you to have to be able to fill this position, certificates, experiences, educational level, professional body certification
Other skills / Abilities: The skills required for this position so one will perform well at work.
Who to contact: who to contact, names, email address, etc
Deadline date: The last day for submission of Curriculum Vitae.

Now you can write a good job description that will help you know what to expect from your employee, and also know how to evaluate them when necessary.

2,000 teachers needed in Ondo state

Ondo State Government has approved the recruitment of 2,000 teaching and non- teaching staff intoo the Public Secondary Schools accross the State. Job Title: Teacher Job Location: Ondo State Job Slot: 2,000 Job Requirements: A) Teaching: . Minimum of University Degree (Education) or NCE in any discipline . Applicant with PGDE can also apply

B) Non-Teaching . Minimum of Pry 6 certificate or SSCE The following Documents are to Be attached: . Primary school leaving certificate . Evidence of LGA of Origin . Letter of Identification from applicants . Applicants birth certificate Deadline: shiffted to September 20th, 2014 Aptitude test is now Tuesday 30th September, 2014 at Owena, Owo, Oka, Ikare, Ondo, Odigbo, Okitipupa and Irene centers Click Here To Apply Online Note: Interview will be by September 26th, 2014. Source/Photos : naijaparrot.com ondostategov.ng