About 200 Akwa Ibom people, who registered with
AKEES for Information Technology skill acquisition, have been sponsored to an
International ICT institute, APTECH for a short course programme on ICT, set to
kick off soon.
In a seminar on Saturday May 14 at Ibom Hall in Uyo,
hosted by the ICT institute, tagged APTECH CAREER QUEST, to introduce
prospective students to APTECH, enlighten them on their educational programmes,
benefits of acquiring World-Class schooling on ICT and the scholarship aide
policies; the Akwa Ibom Enterprise and Employment Scheme, AKEES announced that all
the seminar participants will automatically receive 100% scholarship to attend
the APTECH short course.
Announcing this, the Coordinator of AKEES, Mr. Ufot
Ebong praised the participants who turned up for the Seminar, even as he
maintained that there are others who were informed of the event, but failed to
attend it, thereby disqualifying them from another opportunity to get world
class education for free.
“There are hundreds of thousands of people who were
aware of this programme, but these are the ones who are serious. These people
who came for this seminar have done very well. They could have been like others
who prefer to hang around people’s homes looking for handouts”. He said.
APTECH, an ICT training institute that commenced
operation 30 years ago in India, in affiliation with Middlesex University -
with campuses in London, Uk; Malta, Dubai and Mauritius - award internationally
recognized Certificates. According to Mr. Seetan, representative of APTECH
international, students of APTECH enjoy the best of ICT education, comparable
to what is obtained in any other ICT educational institute anywhere else in the
world. It is expected, according to the resource persons, that APTECH trained
professionals can work in any organisation’s IT department or even create a job
to employ others.
Mr. Inibehe Otoho, Business head of APTECH
Education, Uyo, announced that APTECH is offering a complete ICT career programme,
to last for 2 years; and also a short course to last for 3 months. The complete
programme would be for those interested in the APTECH Advanced diploma in
Software Engineering (ADSE), and who may proceed, on graduation, to any of the
campuses of Middlesex University for a one year programme that would earn them
a BSc Degree; while the 3 month course would be for non-students, who would
also be certified by APTECH.
Mr. Ebong, who also is the Senior Special Assistant
to the Akwa Ibom State Governor on Technical Matters and Due Process, assured on
the State Government’s determination to maintain transparency and due process
in the execution of all AKEES programmes for the people of Akwa Ibom.
“The Governor of Akwa Ibom State is a man who came
from the organized private sector. He is not a man who will approve something
that will be politicized. He is not a politician in the routine sense of the
word. I am also not interested in politicizing this programme. We will not be
involved in something that would leave people deceived. There is a list of
people who showed seriousness by registering and attending this seminar. They will
also be the only ones to benefit from the scholarship”. He added.
At the end of the seminar, three APTECH students,
who also were in attendance, won scholarships worth varying amounts. Akaninyene
Enefiok won an APTECH scholarship worth N450,000; Jahswill Uche won a Middlesex
London campus fee discount worth £6,000; and Uwem Uwem won a Middlesex
University scholarship to either of the Malta, Dubai and Mauritius campus.
Meanwhile, Mr. Tony Onuk, the AKEES project manager
announced that approximately 200 participants, who were not existing APTECH
students, but are registered by AKEES, automatically qualified for the APTECH certifying
short course sponsored by AKEES.
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