Learning Lab: the Ministry of Digital Affairs and Digitalisation opens its training space dedicated to young people.
Some twenty students and young professionals took part, on 19 and 20 August 2020, in an introductory workshop on digital careers organised by the “Learning Lab” training and learning space of the Ministry of Digital Affairs and Digitalisation. This activity marks the start of a series of free training courses aimed at developing a digital culture among young Beninese.
Through case studies, role plays and various kinds of fun exercises, participants in the introductory workshop on digital careers explored, in two three-hour sessions, the stakes of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT), with a view to identifying the careers that suit them. Selected following a call for applications launched on the digital channels of the Ministry of Digital Affairs and Digitalisation, the beneficiaries of this training are mainly students and early-career professionals. They expressed their satisfaction at having acquired new knowledge, and above all at having discovered the Learning Lab, a space dedicated to digital learning.
According to the Minister of Digital Affairs and Digitalisation, Aurélie Adam Soulé Zoumarou, “the Learning Lab is a place where knowledge relating to the whole digital sector is passed on. Its doors are open to young entrepreneurs, students and all social groups interested in digital technology. It is in line with the vision of President Patrice Talon, who wants to build skills in Benin that know how to create wealth”.
The Learning Lab of the Ministry of Digital Affairs and Digitalisation is planning an ongoing series of training courses designed to enable beneficiaries to explore, discover and master new topics arising from digital uses, and to acquire innovative skills. Participation in these workshops is free following online registration.
The training module on digital careers was set up in partnership with Epitech, a school offering computer science training. With other partners, workshops on topics as varied as digital marketing, artificial intelligence, digital design, design thinking and graphic design, robotics, virtual reality, cybersecurity, 3D modelling and online business are also on the Learning Lab’s agenda.