The training, which is a Corporate Social Responsibility initiative, will be held at the Slot Academy and will benefit 40 youths selected from communities where Ikeja Electric operates. The beneficiaries will be trained by experts in intensive repair of phones, Laptops and other devices for the duration of 3 months when they are expected to have acquired competent technical and entrepreneurial skills to be able to set up a business venture.
“As a responsible corporate organization, we will continue to create platforms to empower the youth in communities where we operate. Training of young and aspiring entrepreneurs is part of our commitment to giving back to the society and means of contributing to Nigeria’s economic growth with massive potential to generate employment opportunities”, he explained.
In his words: “The pedigree of Slot as a leading mobile device repair company in Nigeria, with years of expertise in sales and services, will be of immense value to the beneficiaries. The experienced facilitators provided by Slot Foundation will take the trainees through basics on how they can effectively combine the knowledge acquired from the training with a focus on becoming successful entrepreneurs”.
“Since inception, in 2001, the programme has trained over 1000 Nigerians in Mobile phone and Laptop repairs and has also provided employment for about 60 percent of them. Every Mobile phone technician in Nigeria must have acquired his technical skill directly or indirectly from SLOT Academy and we plan to strengthen this programme by taking the services to every state. Our present goal is to train an additional 1,000 Persons between the years 2019 -2020” Ezeigbo said.