The Federal Government has opened applications for organisations and individual experts to join the delivery network of its Three Million Technical Talent, 3MTT, programme, with N4 billion earmarked to support verified outcomes in Cohorts 5 and 6.
The Ministry of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy announced this on Wednesday in Abuja, saying the initiative was aimed at expanding digital skills training and connecting beneficiaries to employment and business opportunities.
The Special Assistant on Media and Communications to the Minister, Mr Isime Esene, disclosed this in a statement. He said the 3MTT Delivery Network would bring together organisations and individual experts capable of training Nigerians in digital and technical skills required by employers.
Esene said Cohort 5 was funded by the European Union and Denmark through GIZ Digital Transformation Centre Nigeria, HAUS and ESTDEV, with additional support from the MacArthur Foundation through Blue Sapphire Hub.
According to him, the programme is adopting a demand-driven, results-based approach that links skills development to industry needs and verified employment opportunities.
He said the new approach builds on lessons from previous cohorts, shifting the focus from increasing training numbers to meeting demonstrable industry demand.
Esene disclosed that more than 1.8 million Nigerians had registered on the 3MTT platform since 2023, while 179,000 fellows had been trained across four cohorts and the DeepTech programme.
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He added that more than 300,000 Nigerians had benefited from the programme through its wider community resources and opportunities.
The programme, he said, had been implemented with more than 200 partner organisations across the 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory.
He said applications were open to organisations and individual experts in Nigeria and abroad through delivery.3mtt.gov.ng.
The deadline for Cohort 5 funding applications is 11:59 p.m. on November 30, while membership of the delivery network will remain open, with applications reviewed quarterly.
The Minister, Dr Bosun Tijani, said achieving the three million target required a delivery ecosystem that responds to industry demand, reaches communities and operates at scale.
He described Cohort 5 as an important milestone, adding that linking support to verified demand and measurable results would strengthen the connection between skills, jobs and economic opportunities.
Also, the Head of Cooperation of the European Union Delegation to Nigeria and ECOWAS, Massimo De Luca, said the EU was proud to support the Nigerian Government in turning the talents of young Nigerians into employment opportunities.
He said the delivery network would help establish national infrastructure that prioritises funded and verified outcomes rather than training alone.
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