FITC Launches Future Of Work Academy

FITC, innovation-led, and technology-driven knowledge institution has launched a new knowledge offering, the FITC Future of Work Academy (FITC FOWA).

FOWA was unveiled at the Future of Work Roundtable event organized by FITC with the theme “Building Tomorrow’s Workforce: Equipping Youths for the Jobs of the Future.”

Accelerated by the pandemic, the future of work is being shaped by technology, digital transformation, artificial intelligence, and connectivity driving new talent models and necessitating the expansion of new skills. Reputed for knowledge innovation, FITC introduces Future of Work Academy (FOWA) which comprises seven schools namely the School of Data Analytics, School of Data Science, School of Cyber Security, School of Coding, School of Graphic Design, School of Digital Marketing, and School of Product Design and Management.

These were unveiled at the FITC FOWA Round table which brought together an impressive lineup of professionals from the financial services, cybersecurity, technology, consultants, and youths from across Africa.

The roundtable event had in attendance an array of notable speakers and panelists that include; Mrs. Aishah Ahmad, Chairman, FITC Board & Deputy Governor, Financial System Stability, Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN); Mr. Adebisi Shonubi, Deputy Governor, Operations, Central Bank of Nigeria; Ms. Chizor Malize, MD/CEO, Financial Institution Training Centre (FITC); Uzoma Dozie, Founder/CEO, Sparkle; Firuzi Kotwal, Founder/CEO PROTEQme; Peter Obadare, Co-Founder, Digital Encode Limited among others.

In her Welcome address, the managing director/CEO of FITC, Chizor Malize, emphasised the critical role of the academy in equipping young people with relevant 21st-century workplace skills.

She noted that the future of work is evolving at an unprecedented pace, with rapid advances in technology and automation necessitating the need to prepare the next generation for the jobs of tomorrow, by improving their employability levels and equipping them to thrive in a dynamic and ever-changing work environment.

According to Malize, “The FITC Future of Work Academy is an innovative initiative that is designed to equip the African Youth with relevant workplace skills while building a pipeline of talents for the Nigerian Financial services Sector, a critical sector to the nation’s economy’.

In her Goodwill message, the deputy governor, Financial System Stability, Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and chairman of the FITC Board, Mrs. Aisha Ahmad emphasised the profound impact of technology globally. She noted that post the Covid-19 pandemic, technology is at the forefront of transforming the way we live, work, and conduct business with direct impact on work and the workplace.  “FITC’s FOWA initiative recognizes the need to adapt to these shifting trends and help individuals and organisations position themselves to remain relevant in the emerging future,” she said.