The Tamale Centre, the seventh in the expansion drive embarked upon by the global IT trainer, is expected to bring relief to the teeming youth who formerly had to travel south to access quality ICT education.
Managing Director, NIIT Ghana, Mr. Kapil Gupta, captured the relief the centre brings to the north at a grand opening ceremony in Tamale, saying: “We hope that students in Tamale will make the most of this golden opportunity offered to them on their doorsteps instead of going to Accra or Kumasi.”
The 650-student capacity centre, fitted with over 70 computers with LCD monitors will offer training in various software, networking and multimedia courses for IT and ITES industries. According to Mr. Gupta, NIIT has trained over 40,000 ICT experts in Ghana and more than 5 million worldwide, making the centre the forefront of ICT training and a preferred choice of young IT aspirants and professionals alike.
He added that these and other laurels have endeared the centre to many individuals and institutions, including the Ministry of Communication which has chosen the centre to develop a course curriculum for Business Process Outsourcing under the ongoing World Bank-sponsored eGhana project.
Addressing the gathering, Vice President John Mahama noted that ICT plays a vital role in Ghana’s development as it is a key indicator of GDP and an engine for private sector growth; adding that government is committed to making ICT a tool for development in the country.
He also appealed to NIIT to expand to other parts of the country, especially the northern sector and to subsidise its fees for that northern area.
NIIT, the Indian-rooted ICT training centre, was set up in 1981 to help the nascent IT industry overcome its human resource challenges. Today, the company has grown to be amongst the world’s leading talent development companies – offering solutions to individuals, enterprises and institutions across 40 countries.
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NIIT Reaches North