talent management - betty m., sst

8/7/2019 Talent Management - Betty M., SST

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Connected Kenya Summit


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Large number of ICTgraduates

Increased demand for

skilled workforce

Increase in young work-

force entering the job

market

Long recruitment

Process


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Training Institutions Intake: Statistics


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GDPPer Capita, PPP (constant 1995 US $), 1979 - 2002


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There is a broad agreement that several key factors determine

competitiveness in IT:

Availability of employable skills,

Competitive costs,

Quality of infrastructure relevant to the IT industry,

Overall environment that is conducive to business.

Of all these factors, Kenya can substantially increase her international

competitive advantage if we execute smart strategies to increase our skills

offering for the industry.

Key Learning


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Dynamic ICT

Industry

5,000 graduates

suitable for

employment

Universities

30,000

Students

The Skill Deficiency Problem

McKinsey Report (2008)


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Dynamic ICT

Industry

5,000 graduates

suitable foremployment

Universities

30,000

Students

The Skill Deficiency Problem

McKinsey Report (2008)

University education does not completely meet the skills

demanded by the ICT industry

Need to incorporate industry needs in University curricula

Need to develop ICT standards and competency

framework for University lecturers


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University talks enabling students to understand the

different service and product offerings available in

the market.

Free Industry relevant training to University Students

at our Knowledge Transfer Center on various partner

courses.

Mentorship to prepare the students for the job

market.

Bridging the talent gap


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Ensuring availability of skill and talent in the region


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Courses Offered

Target: University students 4th, 5th year Computer Science, Software

Engineering, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, B. IT and business related

courses.

Networking essentials

Security Fundamentals

IP Voice Fundamentals

Storage fundamentals

Database Fundamentals

Unix essentials

Business Applications: SOA, CRM

Network integration

Communication

systems

Security systems

Applications

development

Datacenters integration


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1. Universitytalks

2. Aptitude test

3. 6 Day classes

4. Graduates c.vsuploaded on K4life

portal

5. Employers pick

resources from portal

Lif cycl

ICT industry

Government

Innovation

Digitalvillages

Output


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Product

Engineer

TechnologyConsultant

Technology

BusinessConsultant

Technology

Business

Architect

GeneralManager

TechnologySolution

Consultant

TechnologySolution

Architect

ChiefSolution

Architect

Service

Delivery

Consultant

Service

Delivery

Architect

Service

Delivery

Manager

Career Advancement

ProjectManager

CIO

Technology, Business Acumen and Experience

Grade 7 Grade 6 Grade 5 Grade 4 Grade 3 Grade 2


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What have we acheived so far

400 students from UON, JKUAT and Kenyatta University have gone through

the programme

30 have been employed in different Companies within the IT sector since

they have an edge compared to their compatriots who have not gone

through the programme

Seven Seas Technologies has employed 20 who have gone through the

programme.

Seven Seas Technologies is working on incubating IT professionals withinnovative ICT solutions to help them position their products in the

Market.


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Management Portal

http://www.portal.k4life.co.ke/login.php


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The Future

Skill ecosystem

Demand=supplyIndividual

job seekers

Social Media

discussions

Blogs

news

Recommendationfor contractual

engagement on

projects

Management

and

competency

rating engine

Universities

Worldwide

job

placement

Free lancers


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Social Network and Community

www.k4life.co.ke www.portal.k4life.co.ke

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