ICT Cupboard Secretary Eliud Owalo. PHOTO | DIANA NGILA | NMG

Trainees onboarded on Jitume, a State-backed programme designed to equip vocational learners with market-ready and technology-related programs free of charge, are minting as much as Sh250,000 month-to-month from digital jobs.

ICT Cupboard Secretary Eliud Owalo revealed this when he spoke on the ongoing third version of the digital summit organised by the Nation Media Group, stating that the drive to make the youth digitally literate with related expertise is enhancing the optimum uptake of on-line alternatives.

Launched in December final 12 months by President William Ruto, the programme targets technical and vocational schooling and coaching establishments (TVETs) countrywide, with 23,000 digital desktops and over a million learners.

“17 Jitume labs have already been arrange and related. They’re anticipated to be absolutely operational by the top of February (subsequent week). Trainees on this programme on the Kabete Nationwide Polytechnic are already beneficiaries, with some incomes from digital jobs as much as $2,000 (Sh252,900) per thirty days,” stated Mr Owalo.

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The CS additional introduced ongoing efforts by his ministry to accentuate the Digital Expertise Programme, a 12-month internship for unemployed ICT graduates, saying the scheme had churned out over 73,000 youth cumulatively by December final 12 months.

Mr Owalo additionally revealed that the federal government is at a complicated stage to operationalise the Kenya Superior Institute of Expertise (KAIST) to supply grasp’s and doctorate-level coaching in science, know-how and innovation.

“I’m assured that other than offering digital expertise to facilitate optimum uptake of digital companies and enhance service supply, extremely expert ICT professionals within the nation will entice overseas buyers to ascertain tech industries domestically,” he said.

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