The Vodacom Digital Skills Hub Program is a free, online learning platform that was designed to upskill the African youth between the age of 18 to 35 so that they can be equipped with digital skills for the Future. Vodacom Officially launched the program in November 2024 and the goal was to give the youth an opportunity to gain digital skills.
The Vodacom Group Digital Skills Hub is available in South Africa, Ethiopia, Tanzania, Mozambique, Lesotho, Egypt (Talimy), the Democratic Republic of Congo (VodaEduc), and in Kenya (Industry Digital Talent Program) to empower the next generation of digital innovators, enabling Africa’s digital society and leveraging existing e-learning platforms in the respective markets.
Vodacom’s Core Digital Skills for the Future
The below are some of the core digital skills identified by Vodacom as essential for the future.
- Blockchain,
- Artificial Intelligence (AI),
- Cybersecurity,
- Machine Learning,
- Cloud Computing,
- Software Engineering,
- Digital Media and More
How the program will be delivered?
The program combines classroom based training and self-paced online learning, ensuring flexibility and accessibility for all participants. The initiative offers a range of programs, such as the AWS Educate program in collaboration with Amazon Web Services, to provide cutting edge content tailored to future tech needs. In order to maximize impact, Vodacom is collaborating with leading tech companies, educational institutions, and community organizations, creating a network of support to ensure success.
Who should register for the program?
The program is open to anyone regardless of your background or previous experience, so whether you’re a student, job seeker, or aspiring entrepreneur, this initiative is designed to empower young people who want to gain valuable digital skills and unlock new opportunities in the tech industry.
Why should you register for the program?
- Gain Future Ready Skills: The learning opportunities that are available on the program are on demand tech skills that can enable the youth to to gain employment.
- Stay Competitive: With the increasing demand for tech savvy professionals, the Vodacom program equips you to stand out in the job market, this can also help those who have diplomas in tech enhance their knowledge.
- Empower Your Career: Build a solid foundation for careers in technology, innovation, and entrepreneurship.
- Be Part of a Movement: Join a community of like-minded individuals across Africa working towards transforming the continent’s tech landscape. This will allow you to connect with people and build your network which is important as you build a career.
Recommended Courses
- Introduction to the AWS Management Console
Duration: 1 hour
- Navigate the AWS Management Console
- Understand the billing considerations
- Gain hands-on experience
- Learn best practices for managing your billing credits
2. Introduction to Cloud 101
Duration: 3 hours
- Define cloud computing and describe its benefits
- Compare and contrast cloud computing service and deployment models
- Identify the AWS Global Infrastructure
- Discuss the shared responsibility model
- Describe the Well-Architected Framework and its role in building flexible and reliable architectures
- Identify the use, features, and benefits of Amazon Web Services (AWS) core services
- Practice using AWS core services in a lab environment
- Describe four entry-level cloud computing careers
3. Getting Started with Storage
Duration: 2 hours
- Describe block storage, object storage, and shared storage
- Identify use cases for object storage and block storage
- Identify AWS storage services (high level overview)
Amazon S3
- Summary of S3 services
- Describe basic concepts for Amazon Simple Storage Service (Amazon S3)
- Describe use cases for Amazon S3
- Identify basic Amazon S3 application programming interface (API) calls
- Articulate methods for uploading objects to Amazon S3
- Identify the features of Amazon S3
- How to protect a bucket and accessibility – Bucket policies
- Basic introduction to Amazon Elastic Block Store (Amazon EBS)
- Link the console and the CLI concepts as an introduction
- Vocareum lab on Amazon S3
4. Machine Learning Foundation
Duration: 3 hours
- Describe artificial intelligence, machine learning, and deep learning
- List important machine learning technology
- Describe the stages of the machine learning pipeline
- Identify tools and services for machine learning
- Describe Amazon SageMaker
- Describe Jupyter notebooks and how they interact with Amazon SageMaker
How to register for the program
Registering is easy:
1. Visit Skills Hub | Skills Hub | Vodacom Group.
2. Explore the available programs.
3. Click on the registration button and complete the registration form.
4. Verify your email address.
Apply for the Vodacom Digital Skills Hub Program
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