Part of the graduates of the regional Digital Skills for an Innovating East African Industry programme that is being implemented by Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) and Inter-University Council of East Africa (IUCEA). [Kanyiri Wahito, Standard]

Eighty-four graduates who are part of the regional Digital Skills for an Innovating East African Industry programme have graduated at a joint graduation in seven of the eight East Africa Community (EAC) member States of Kenya, Rwanda, South Sudan, Burundi, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Tanzania and Uganda.

The programme was not carried out in Somalia because it joined the EAC recently, when the programme had already started.

The 84 graduated with short-term digital skills courses after 10 days of training. The programme is being implemented by Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) and the Inter-University Council of East Africa. The project focuses on building capacity, supporting innovation and entrepreneurship, and providing short-term training tailored to the digital transformation needs of the EAC partner States.

The training is conducted by WINS Global Consult in partnership with Black in Tech with certification by Strathmore University through its research and innovation centre iLabAfrica. “Through these series of training, our objective is to strengthen the employability of young people in the EAC partner States, but also improve the quality of delivery of digital skills training at the higher institutions and universities,” said Lillian Akot, Communications and Training Advisor, GIZ Tanzania.

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