Graduates urged to exploit ICT opportunities

Molline Gagare Business Reporter
UNIVERSITY and college graduates have been challenged to exploit vast opportunities offered in the information and communication technologies (ICT) sector.

Tonderai Rutsito, the chief executive officer of TechnoMag, a leading technology magazine in the country, said modern industries were ICTs compliant and challenged graduates to exploit the opportunities in the sector.

He said this while launching a Tech@School programme at the National University of Science and Technology (Nust) on Friday.

Tech@School is a programme that connects business to tertiary institutions.

Rutsito said ITCs were the fastest growing ventures with potential to create jobs in Zimbabwe and abroad.

“Other rapidly growing occupations include computer software engineers, database administrators, and network and computer system administrators.

“Business and financial operations occupations will also see rapid growth. Information technology has become a vital aspect of business,” he said.

Rutsito said ICTs were the most effective in coordinating technological information between tertiary institutions and students intending to enter the industry.

“Students need to be prepared for the industry that will provide them with jobs. They need to be guided as well on the types of jobs on the market and many other facets of career development,” said Rutsito.

“Tech@School does exactly that. Tertiary institutions must migrate from churning students with degrees that have little or no relevance to the industry or economic sectors of the country,” he added.

As part of the programme, he said, TechnoMag would provide university students with personal computers at low cost for the duration of their studies.

“We’ve pledged to provide every university student with a PC during their learning tenure, under the programme yet to be launched, called ‘PC per every student,’” said Rutsito.

He said TechnoMag was one of the fastest growing technology websites in the country as they seek to educate, inform and entertain the Zimbabwean community and the world at large on technological developments.