Akwa Ibom State Governor, Mr Udom
Emmanuel has fulfilled the promise he made to Akwa Ibom youths when he
commissioned Oracle Database Administration training in August, 2015.
At the event marking the commissioning
of Pearson VUE e-Testing Centre in Akwa Ibom State and the graduation of
the 1st batch of Oracle Database Administration trainees today,
Governor Udom Emmanuel donated 200 brand new laptops to successful
graduands.
With the siting of Pearson VUE e-Testing
Centre in Akwa Ibom State, the graduands and other persons interested
in acquiring Oracle and other IT certifications within the south-south
region now have the opportunity to do so without any recourse to travel
abroad.
The Commissioner, however charged the
graduands to make good use of the Governor’s magnanimity in this gesture
and serve as a role model to the Superior Performing Administration of
Governor Udom Emmanuel.
The Permanent Secretary in the Ministry
of Science and Technology Dr. Nestor Udoh who is also the Dean, College
of Permanent Secretaries, in his remarks, commend the governor for this
bold initiative, which is expected shall provide jobs for our teaming
youths. He noted further that “Akwa Ibom State Governor believes that it
is not enough to train people on fishing, you must provide them with
the fishing equipment, this explains why each of the two hundred
graduands has today been given a brand new laptop each”.
The ICT aide to the Governor, Engr. Eyo
who is an expert in ICT applaud the Governor in this unique choice of
investment in human capital development.
In his opinion, “this pool of ICT
proficiency are the required hands-on for the industrialization vision
of His Excellency Governor Udom Emmanuel.
As the administrator of Akwa Ibom State
website, analytic report shows 77,000 weekly visitors to investment
opportunities page on Akwa Ibom State website. It is these graduands of
Oracle Database Administration that will offer technical support
services to the above prospective investors to Akwa Ibom State.
These professionals shall be required at
the Coconut Refinery Industry for technical input, similar services
shall also be needed at Ibaka deep Seaport project, Automobile
Assembling Plant Project and the Electric Metre Manufacturing company,
etc.
With the graduation of the 1st batch of
Oracle Database Administration trainees, The ICT inclined Governor has
provided a hub of Oracle professionals were the entire nation can depend
on for technological advancement in this new ICT age.
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