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ITWeb reports that on Monday the City of Cape Town announced the start of the orientation programme for the first group of Western Cape Skills for Africa students who will receive training in scarce ICT skills.
A group of 44 students selected from more than 350 applicants will undergo an intense 12-week training programme from the end of June to September in MIT's software programming language, Scratch. According to the city, in addition to the training in this specific software programme, the students will be able to act as trainers for Africa Code Week and once they graduate the city will offer employment to 15 graduates. To enable this ICT training programme, the City of Cape Town turned to long-time partner, software and technology solutions company SAP Africa. The course also incorporates essential business and soft skills training that will see the graduates armed with a formal SAP Academy accreditation.
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