Kenyan graduates, interns to receive Microsoft training and certification

Kenyan graduates interns Microsoft certified

Microsoft Kenya announces that over two thousand three hundred Kenyan graduates and interns will receive Microsoft training and certification by the end of this month.

The initiative by the company is aimed at closing the skills gap. As well as prepare the students for the world of work after college.

The program which started in December 2019 has seen 800 Kenyan graduates and interns trained so far. It is expected to see 1500 more students trained on Soft skills and Microsoft technologies by September 2020.

Students participating in the initiative have been selected from Moringa, Modcom, CodeLn, Andela, Cloud Factory and the Kenya Ministry of ICT.

Martin Ndlovu, Head of Skills Development at Microsoft 4Afrika, notes that ensuring workplace readiness for our young graduates is important in Africa.

“What’s even more important in Africa, given the youth bulge and widening skills gap, is ensuring workplace readiness for our young graduates who are finding that their degree doesn’t quite fit the requirements of 4IR and the digital economy.”

Maurice Oduor, a participant in the programme shares, “the initiative has prepared me to venture into the world of cloud. From here, I plan to invest in my career towards cloud computing and maybe be an evangelist in the future.”