Ahead of the much anticipated roll out of CodeLagos, the Lagos
State Ministry of Education on Tuesday said the programme would seek to teach
at least one million Lagos residents to code by 2019 and also foster necessary
skills to create sustainable solutions to social challenges and create
employment opportunities.
The government also announced the commencement of the screening
and selection exercise for facilitators for the programme.
In April 2017, three hundred (300) Coding Centers across
six (6) Education Districts in Lagos State will be commissioned, marking the
beginning of the CodeLagos after-school programme in both public and private
schools – primary, secondary & tertiary. Centers will also be set up at
State public libraries and other community spaces.
Speaking at a press briefing, the Special Adviser to the
Governor on Education, Mr. Obafela Bank-Olemoh, said that; “CodeLagos will not
only cultivate a savvy workforce to drive our mega-city, but it will generate
employment and business opportunities as we mobilize up to 1,500 facilitators
in 2017 alone.”
“CodeLagos is an initiative of the Lagos State Government
which aims to teach one million Lagos residents to code by 2019. The program
will foster necessary skills to create sustainable solutions to social
challenges and create employment opportunities.”
Bank-Olemoh also underscored the commitment of the State
Government, under the leadership of Governor Akinwunmi Ambode to position Lagos
State as the technology frontier in Africa saying it was also in line with the
Lagos Smart City initiative in partnership with Dubai Smart City.
He said the application process, which is primarily
online, entails a submission of bio-data and completion of a general
assessment, while successful applicants will receive world-standard trainings
on the necessary skills areas.
“Qualifying candidates must be available to participate in
all the required trainings which would be provided by the State in
collaboration with private sector partners within the technology sector. They must
also be willing to commit at least 12 hours weekly to facilitate CodeLagos
courses at designated centers upon the launch of the initiative in April,” he
said.
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