YOUTH MINISTRY.
Web Development Opportunities
The trends of programming and web development has proven to be one of the most viable digital literacy skills of interest to young people as it has been estimated that in 2020 Nigeria had over 99.5 million internet users with 46.6% penetration rate projected to grow to 131.7 million users by 2023 with 65.2% penetration in 2025. Programming and web development is the key driver to the realization of this projection which stands to create more access to internet penetration and enhance young peoples’ participation in the digital economy. However, only 9% of young people possess the relevant programming and web development skills to bridge the gap in internet penetration and harness the opportunity.
Mashiah Foundation’s Youth Ministry Leadership and computer institute strives to equip young people with relevant programming and web development skills to enhance their participation in internet optimization and digital economy for economic growth. This will strengthen young Nigerians to compete more favorably with other programmers around the world.
Why web development?
The field of programming and web development has progressed with the emergence of new technologies, leading to the development of dynamic websites and web app solutions. Web development trends change, dictating new directions for business owners and web developers. In the world today, there are more than 1.74 billion websites on the internet. Each site differs through its concept and strategy, related to development, design, content, or digital marketing.
Web Development Overview
There are two broad divisions of web development – front-end development (also called client-side development) and back-end development (also called server-side development). Front-end development refers to constructing what a user sees when they view a web application – the content, design and how you interact with it. This is done with three codes – HTML, CSS and JavaScript. click here to register.
Youth Ministry department of Mashiah Foundation was established in 2005 with the aim to cater for the developmental needs of Adolescent and Young people (AYP) especially among those who have completed high school and out of schools. This program is designed to bridge the developmental and career gaps that have often pose as threat to AYPs opportunity to enjoy a productive life. The department employs the meaningful engagement as a strategy for capacity building and leadership development. This is done through equipping AYPs with the relevant digital literacy and entrepreneurial skills thereby improving their participation in the digital economy for self-reliance and job creation.
Goal: To mentor and equip Adolescent and Young people (AYP) with relevant digital and entrepreneurial skills through computer trainings and vocational skills acquisition for economic growth and development.
Objectives:
- Training of AYP on digital literacy (basic, soft, mid and advance)to bridge the technological gap and improve their participation in the digital economy.
- To support human capital optimization among AYPs through entrepreneurship training for job creation and assets.
- To promote behavioral change communication among AYP through discipleship and leadership programs for independent and positive decision making.
OUR SERVICES
Basic Digital Skills
These are computer skills that are relevant in our everyday work-life, they are skills that proves one to be part of the digital society e.g. basic computer navigation and internet usage.
Mid Digital skills
These are intermediate computer skills requires a moderate amount of previous computer experience, including a moderate understanding of operating system, word processing, graphics, spreadsheet and databases etc. Our soft skills programs are thus:
- Microsoft Word
- Microsoft Excel
- Microsoft Access
- Microsoft Power Point
- Internet
Advance digital skills
- Programming
- SPSS
- Graphics
- Video editing
Video Production Session
Building Great Leaders for Tomorrow
The youth ministry leadership program was established in order to cater for the developmental needs of adolescents and young people (AYP), most especially those who have completed high school or those out of school. This program aims to bridge the developmental and career gaps that have often time pose as a challenge to adolescents and young people. The program employs meaningful engagement as a strategy for capacity building and leadership development of AYP.
To mitigate risky behavior among AYP the program also carry out Life Skills Development and Sexual Reproductive Health Sessions for AYP to reduce incidences of HIV, STI, drug abuse, unwanted pregnancies, abortion etc.