By Oghenefego Obaebor

Canon Central and North Africa (CCNA) a leader in imaging solutions, has signed a 3 years partnership agreement with Yaba College of Technology (Yabatech)to support students in their professional development by conducting print workshop training with Canon specialists.

In that regard, Canon will be holding print training for students at Yabatech, the  Nigeria’s first higher institution to have established a Centre for Entrepreneurship Development

YABATECH main gate

The partnership with Yabatech is an extension of Canon’s Miraisha Sustainability Programme. The initiative, launched in late 2014, aims to build the capacity and talent of people in the African countries in which Canon operates by leveraging the company’s imaging heritage, advanced technological strengths and innovations.

The programme aims to improve the knowledge of digital printing and related technical skills of 80 Nigerian students specializing in this sector. The first activity to be run under this partnership is speciality training that will last one week and will be conducted by a professional print manager from Canon.The theme of this training will be colour management and will alternate between practical and theoretical courses. It will enable students to acquire the knowledge and skills necessary to understand and manage colour parameters in digital documents and printing, which will allow them to further improve the quality of printing and offer an ever more qualitative service to their future customers.

The main goal of this partnership is to support students in their training and facilitate their professional integration in the industry by offering access to professional machines and a space for meetings and experience with experts. With the third-largest youth population in the world and a  median age standing at about 18 years,Nigeria’s development is dependent   on its youth. Indeed, over 70 percent of the country’s population is under the age of 30 according United Nations (2015).