FAQ

The Coding for Employment program is sponsored by the African Development Bank and select institutional partners.

McAnderson Institute of Technology or MIT is the Program Implementing Unit (PIU) for the Coding for Employment Program in Nigeria responsible for delivering all the outcomes of the program on behalf of the Program Sponsors.

McAnderson Institute of Technology is a Nigerian tech talent training and outsourcing company based in Abuja and committed to building a community of tech minds who will harness and accelerate the talent and skills of young Africans, thereby cultivating the next generation of tech experts who will innovatively solve Africa’s many challenges.

Read More about McAnderson Institute of Technology here 

Training in the Coding for Employment program will be conducted both online and onsite.

Onsite training will resume at our four (4) partnering institutions in Nigeria, called Centres of Excellence when public education resumes due to the COVID-19 lockdowns and shutdowns.

There are four (4) Nigerian institutions (Center of Excellence) who have partnered with the Coding for Employment Program to provide the facilities and venue to train selected beneficiaries. These institutions are

1. Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Kaduna State
2. Covenant University, Ota, Ogun State
3. Gombe State University, Gombe State and
4. University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Enugu State

No.

All the training in the Coding for Employment Program – Basic, Intermediate, and Advanced are open to all young persons living in Nigeria who meet the selection criteria.

Yes. No fee or charge at any point in the program.

Thanks to the Program Sponsor, enrolment in the Coding for Employment program is totally free. And NO FEE will be charged at any point in the program.

Again, No registration, enrolment, or acceptance fee is required at any point in the program.

The program holds benefits to all who participate and successfully graduate from the program.

The program will equip beneficiaries at different levels with the basic, intermediate, or advanced digital skills they need to launch or secure ICT, ICT-enabled, and ICT services employment.

The program also offers soft skills and entrepreneurship training as well as valuable networking opportunities with employer-partners all at zero cost.

Registration in the Coding for Employment Program is simple and straight forward.

Click here and fill the registration form with accurate information. You will receive an immediate email correspondence showing you the next steps.

Absolutely Yes.

Moreso, 50% of all training spots in the basic, intermediate, and advanced training have been reserved for women.

The basic skills training program is self-paced, but the online facilitation program is spread over four (4) weeks.

The intermediate and advanced skills training will last for 3-4 months.

Beyond imparting beneficiaries with relevant digital skills, our training curriculum is demand-driven meaning that our training reflects the talent need of employer-partners.

The program is both online and onsite.

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, only the online program is ongoing but plans are ongoing to set up onsite training at the Centres of Excellence soon after public education reopens across the country.

The Basic Skills Training in the Coding for Employment Program targets recent graduates and young professionals who need to develop the basic digital skills and master the work tools needed to work effectively in today’s work environment.

At the end of the Basic Skills Training, successful graduates will expect to acquire the knowledge and basic digital skills to work effectively in today’s work environment, gain access to a wide range of soft skills, employability, and entrepreneurship training that will all combine to increase the employability and job readiness of successful program graduates.

The Intermediate Skills Training will focus on training participating youths with above basic digital skills on functional programming and data science to equip them with one of the most sought-after digital skills today.

The intermediate Skills Training will cover modules such as Data Analysis with Spreadsheet, Data Science in Python, AI Fundamentals and Deep Learning, Plotting Data with matplotlib, Logical/design thinking, Learning GitHub, Bootstrap4 Essential Training, User Experience and UX Foundation, SASS Essential Training, JavaScript, React.js, Functional Programming with ES6+, Learning MongoDB. Building RESTful Web APIs with Node.js Express, MondoDB, Node.js, Node.js: Securing RESTful Apps, react: Securing Applications 

Use of Laptop or any computer is highly encouraged as it allows you to practice on-the-go the lessons learned in the program. But if you don’t own one and can’t make provision (even if temporarily), you may still partake in the program with your mobile device.