Polaris Bank Collaborates With NerdzFactory And NYSC To Establish A Capacity Of 5,000 Corps Members In The Area Of Digital Literacy
By People’s Voice Nigeria | News
In line with its Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) drive, Polaris Bank, in partnership with the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) and NerdzFactory, has commenced a high-impact capacity-building workshop on digital skills for 5,000 National Youth Service Corps members across 12 states in Nigeria.
The Bank explained that her action is intended to equip young Nigerians with relevant, work-ready digital skills that are focused on building the youth’s self-sustenance in innovation, creativity, digital skills, business acumen, and relevance in the 21st-century economy and workplace.
According to Polaris Bank’s Group Head, Product and Market Development, Mrs. Adebimpe Ihekuna, “This partnership is part of Polaris Bank’s commitment to youth development and empowerment in Nigeria, which aligns with the bank’s strategic CSR pillars.”
According to her, “We see the need for a work-ready and digitally equipped youth, which has informed Polaris Bank’s partnership with NerdzFactory to make a difference and provide 5,000 NYSC members with the digital skills needed to start a successful career in paid employment or create their own businesses as entrepreneurs.”
Additionally, Mrs. Ihekuna noted that “as an enterprise poised to meet the financial needs of Nigerian youths in the digital age, especially in the post-COVID-19 era with its attendant challenges, we want to equip as many young Nigerians as possible with the requisite digital skills to give them a good head start and help them achieve economic stability.”
The high-impact training, which will run across two quarters, comprises courses such as basic digital literacy, cyber security, data science, product design, software development (back end), product management, blockchain technology, mobile app development, 3D and virtual reality, and software development (front end).
Participating corps members from 12 states of the country, including Lagos, Ogun, Osun, Oyo, Abuja, Kaduna, Kano, the Plateau, the Delta, the Rivers, Enugu, and Imo, will benefit from this initiative.
It would be recalled that Polaris Bank, in conjunction with Digivate 360, ran similar digital training across eight (8) locations: Lagos, Enugu, Abuja, Kano, Ilorin, Port Harcourt, Abeokuta, and Benin in 2019 and 2020, respectively.
Polaris Bank is redefining banking products and services to meet the needs of individuals and businesses. The bank was adjudged the Digital Bank of the Year for 2021 and 2022.
