The government will roll out introductory training for new online workers next month, targeting 10,000 youths. [Photo: livingthai.org]
The Ministry of ICT is offering free online work training to the interested youths in Kenya, the Cabinet Secretary Joe Mucheru has announced.
He said the ministry will roll out introductory training for new online workers next month to be offered in various institutions across the country.
The training will see at least 10,000 youths acquire skills to earn a living through the internet.
“The one-week residential training will be provided free of charge at various centres in Nairobi, Nakuru, Meru, Kisumu and Mombasa in June following a partnership agreement between the Ministry of ICT, Kenya Private Sector Alliance and Rockefeller Foundation who provided a USD 1 million financing support,” Mucheru said in a statement.
He encouraged illegible youths and job seekers to log onto www.ajiradigital.go.ke and sign up for the available 10,000 slots.
More than 40,000 Kenyans already work and earn a living through various online platforms but the demand for online workers continues to grow.
The CS disclosed plans by his ministry to engage other government agencies and the private sector.
The aim is to offload some of their work onto digital platforms that can be accessed and completed by Kenyan online workers.