Training aimed to boost Huawei ICT Academy instructors’ skills

Training for Huawei ICT academy instructors from is being conducted from July 18th to July 29th in Addis Ababa aiming to boost the instructors’ ICT teaching skills. In order to bridge the talent gap and boost the ICT industry’s development, Huawei has teamed up with 44 Ethiopian universities to bridge the talent gap and close the distance between ICT theory and application.
Attendees from nine public universities are taking part in this first round of training, and at the end, they will be expected to certify and teach onsite at their university.
Huawei established ICT academies in those universities to provide access to the most recent ICT technologies and knowledge for students interested in joining and attending online and offline courses. It focuses on datacom, security, storage, 5G, artificial intelligence, WLAN, LTE transmission, data center, big data, and other areas.
In Ethiopia there are over 1,200 certified professionals and currently over 4,600 students are active and attending online and onsite classes. During the recruitment, students who have received certification from the ICT academy are given an advantage. The company will continue to bring innovative ICT solutions to Ethiopia, actively promote the development of the country’s ICT industry, and collaborate with local partners to create a more comprehensive ICT talent ecosystem.