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Introduction to technical and soft skills with the African Girls Can Code Initiative

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Location
Africa
Training topics
  • Basic digital skills
  • Digital inclusion
Training type
Online self-paced
Languages
  • English
Event organizer
ITU
Event mail contact
caroline.gaju@itu.int
Tutors
  • Tajebe Dessalegn
  • Merid Nigussie
Coordinators
  • Caroline Gaju
Price
$0.00
Course level

Introductory

Description

With consideration of the curriculum followed in respective learning institutions, the courses delivered under the African Girls Can Code Initiative are categorized under two Modules that include Technical Skills and Soft Skills. This approach aims to build and strengthen the digital skills of the young girls and enable them to pursue Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) while preparing them for future career opportunities in the digital sector. At the same time, the units under Soft skills aim to equip the young girls with soft skills to strengthen inter-personal skills and values that include leadership, communication, and entrepreneurship among others. Soft skills modules: Agenda, Business Model Canvas, Computational thinking and coding, Cybersecurity and Online Safety, Data Literacy, Design Thinking, Human Rights Technical skills modules: Scratch Programming, Animation and Gaming, Web design and development, Internet of Things and Robotics, Turtle Stitch Programming, Graphics Design, Fashion Design

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