You will agree
with me that the peak of IT education cannot be found in our higher
institutions. I wonder where my children who definitely would be IT inclined
will have to attend to ensure their budding talents will be uncovered for the
good of mankind. Unfortunately, I am also surrounded with friends, cousins and
other relatives who pride themselves as graduates and looking for a job. The only
touching story around me is my friends that are proud to claim they are a
computer science degree graduate.
“The
fact is nobody cares about your degree, what you can do is the root of IT”
I am sick of
docile computer science graduates who sleep, water gardens and even run errands
for their guardians. The fact is the University or Polytechnic attended did not
provide world class education that can allow them to walk into a highly
demanding organization and function effectively without requiring weeks of
training (hence the traditional probation period in Nigerian firms).
Another difficult
pill for me to take is that these people during the job hunting process sleep and
watch movies or even womanize if they desire. This type of laziness is a major
concern in the Nigerian technological space as we struggle to turn out globally
competitive technological driven workforce. With this attitude, they even
forget the little information which was passed to them while in the university.
The reality is
that everywhere and sector in Nigeria requires technological oriented solutions
which can only be discovered and solved by competent Nigerians. Computer science
certificate will not take you there, your grit and hard work will ensure that
your competence is upgraded to the level which you dictate where and what job
you will undertake.
STOP
BRAGGING, START WORKING!
Start from
dusting your computer system and learn everything you need to know on how it
works. Discover the aspect you like in IT and begin to develop skills that will
make employer have no option but to employ YOU!
Further enquiry
should be directed to pelumiapantaku@gmail.com
or @Pelulomo_27 on twitter.
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