Keystone bank employees have empowered 40 youths by enrolling them on a digital skills training programme.
The beneficiaries, who are university undergraduates, National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) members and fresh graduates, were impacted with digital skills consisting of web development, designs and digital marketing. They underwent a six-week intensive training session facilitated by ADE Digital Media Limited.
The initiative tagged, “The Keystone Bank Digital Skills Training Programme” was executed under the bank’s Employees Volunteering Scheme (EVS).
The project, hinged on the bank’s Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) pillar, youth empowerment, addressed the current need for job creation and the acquisition of the skills of the future.
Expressing the importance of digital skills in Nigeria, Izore Bamawo, Divisional Head, Marketing and Corporate Communications, Keystone Bank, spoke on the need for Nigerians especially tech-savvy millennials and Gen-Zs to acquire a digital skill as it is currently one of the most sought-after skills across the globe.
“In recent years, digital skills have gained a huge level of popularity. Technology has been utilized to provide innovative solutions to everyday problems. As a result, the skill has become lucrative thereby creating wealth and job opportunities for players in the digital/technology ecosystem.
