VDT communications graduates more Modular Engineers's

By Bankole Orimisan

The leading broadband communications firm, in the country, VDT Communications,has passed its second batch of successful candidates from the organization’s Modular Trainee Engineers’ programme into the Nigerian market.

 The Managing Director/ Chief Executive Officer, VDT Communications, Mr. Biodun Omoniyi, at the graduation ceremony held in Lagos over the weekend said: “The VDT Modular Trainee Engineers’ programme was necessitated by the need to contribute our quota as part of our Corporate Social Responsibility activity, to reduce the teeming population of unemployed youths in our country”.

   Omoniyi, now called on the government of Nigeria, education administrators and corporate organizations both in the private and public sectors to join hand and do much more to close the gap between theoretical and practical experience in our education system. According to him, such a move is imperative to give applicants in the country the much needed practical experience that would increase their employability, thereby significantly reducing unemployment in Nigeria.

   He pointed out that though the percentage of unemployment in Nigeria is very high with 23.9 per cent all time high as at January 2012  with over 16million able Nigerians unemployed, a closer look at the issue however, indicates that a good percentage of unemployment in Nigeria is heightened not only by lack of jobs but also lack of experience and competency on the part of the applicants, adding that a good number of applicants especially in the area of technology lack practical experience.

Omoniyi made this statement duration the graduation ceremony of the second batch of successful candidates from the VDT

  According to the MD, having identified the challenge, VDT decided to take the bull by the horns by initiating the modular trainee engineers’ programme for fresh graduates in Nigeria. “Advertisement is run yearly  to get the fresh graduates to apply for the programme. 

   However, this selection process involving an assessment test with interview, due to a large number of applications usually received coupled with limited training facilities. After the test and interview, the successful candidates are enrolled into the programme which last for one year. 

  Omoniyi, noted that programme is completely free to all trainees while the VDT pays all the candidates a stipend while undergoing the training”, he added

  He emphasized that the company even goes beyond the training, by offering jobs to a number of successful trainees depending on the available vacancies.

  On the impact of the programme, he noted that , “Already, we are receiving success stories from other organizations, as our trainee engineers are among the best candidates considered for employment”.

VDT Communications an ISO 9001:2008 Certified company and winner of several awards including  “Bulk Internet Provider  2011 and 2012” and "Wireless Backhaul Provider 2009 and 2010", provides digital leased circuit, wireless network and corporate internet services.