Leading stakeholders in Nigeria’s skills development and engagement space are set to attend the Unveiling Ceremony of the 21st Century Skills Roadmap (21st CSR), which is held at the University of Lagos on Thursday, December 5th and Friday, December 6th, 2024. Participants shall jointly seek credible and practical solution pathways to resolving the endemic problem that has spanned decades and seemingly defied solutions.
Expected participants include special advisors from the Presidency, academic institutions/educators, human resources experts, employers of labour, development institutions, and policymakers (including ministries, government executives at federal, state, and local government levels etc.). Also expected are business strategists, chief executives/managers of corporate organisations, the media, Non-Governmental Organisations and philanthropists, community leaders, learners, PTAs/parents & guardians.
Hosted by Career Digest (CD) Limited, a social business enterprise, in collaboration with leading stakeholders in the education sector, the event promises to unveil before a colourful audience, the fundamentals of the perennial wide-scale skills gaps between the institutions of learning and the workplace in Nigeria and across parts of Africa. The Epoch-making event which is planned as a hybrid occurrence, will host hundreds of onsite and offsite participants. It will feature activities including keynote addresses, goodwill messages, a Big Picture presentation, panel discussions, official endorsements, Business to Business (B2B) Sessions and, networking, among others.
A keynote address will be delivered by Emeritus Professor, Olugbemiro Jegede, Foundation Vice Chancellor, National Open University of Nigeria, former Chief Executive & Secretary General of the Association of African Universities, and the immediate past Secretary to the Government of Kogi State.
A recent statement by the CEO of Career Digest, Mrs. Joy Chinwokwu noted that “The Career Digest initiative is designed to empower skillful and morally upright students, youth, and women to help themselves, their families, industries, and the economy.” Among the expected outcomes is an enabled mutual training environment for the classroom and workplace and a close-knit work interface among various sector stakeholders. The initiative has been applauded by leading members of both the public and private sectors as “a timely and long-awaited social business tonic for career and curriculum reforms.
Career Digest (CD) Limited, is a recently established organisation primarily focused on advocating and implementing stakeholders’ interventions to attain 21st Century Skills and ultimately create quality jobs that will help stem the wide trend of unemployment and multi-dimensional poverty. The mission is to impact the economy of individuals, families, and communities through sustainable stakeholders’ partnerships that will facilitate the development and implementation of world-class digital skills, beginning with Nigeria and dovetailing to other African countries.
