4TH Industrial Revolution: Nigeria must upkill to compete.

Nigeria must up-skill to compete successfully in the 4th industrial revolution. This is because the Nigerian labour market is currently seen to have such enormous size but the talents requisite skills needed in the modern-day workplace may be missing.

With a workforce of about 85 million people, Nigeria has been described by information communication, IT, experts as a haven for talents but also home to the distended labour market


However, up-skilling may not be properly entrenched in an analog-based system without government, policymakers, industries, and individuals, making investments.
How to make effective investments that would result in appreciable skill level for the boundless talents in Nigeria, was the thrust of a round table discussion organized by global provider of business and IT support services, Tek Experts Nigeria recently.

The event which happened in Lagos, saw key IT and human resource experts, Human Resources, HR experts and other professionals discussing the future of work, examining the challenges and as well proffering effective solutions.

The forum, with the theme: ‘Preparing for the Future of Work’, also analyzed Nigeria’s preparedness for the Future of Work and touched on several areas including what changes are necessary for the workplace, and the nature of work itself.
Country Manager, Tek Experts Nigeria, Lars Johannisson, said the Future of Work is here and Nigeria must take urgent action at all levels to ensure its workforce always has the right skills and the ability to adapt in real-time and also succeed in the direction that work is going. Johannisson explained that with a workforce of 85 million people, Nigeria is home to an enormous labour market and this talent must be upskilled and honed in order to compete successfully in the 4th Industrial Revolution. He said: “Work as we know it is currently being disrupted and the advent of artificial intelligence, AI, and many technological innovations has changed the way we work. “At Tek Experts, we recognize that this is the direction the world is taking thus the need for adequate preparations to be made.”
“We currently hire over 1,000 young IT talent which makes us one of the largest and fastest-growing IT companies in Nigeria.

Therefore, we have a massive responsibility as a business to train our staff and we recognize the need to upskill our talent, reinvigorate their work experiences and training so they cannot only deliver top-notch customer experiences but also operate optimally in the place of work”.