By Prince Osuagwu

Managing Director of Samsung West Africa Mr. Brovo Kim, has advised technology companies operating in Nigeria to develop technology transfer initiatives which will ensure that Nigerian youths are technically fit to do some of the jobs that expatriates are flown in to do in the country.

Kim was making reference to Samsung Engineering Academy, a Public Private Partnership initiative between Samsung Electronics and the Lagos State government which just graduated 53 Nigerian youths as technicians from the academy.

According to him, that initiative is a transfer technology model worthy of emulation by every technology company operating in the country.

He noted that the Nigerian youths who have become well trained technicians now, are expected to deepen the pool of well trained technicians in the country.

Kim added that “Samsung is dedicated to creating a large pool of skilled engineers with a target of training 10,000 students across Africa. The Samsung Electronics Engineering Academy provides hands-on, vocational skills training, opening up well-paying job opportunities for its graduands  to work in the electronics industry either as employees in repair centres, assembly lines or as independent entrepreneurs,”