30 graduate in hands-on ICT skills

TUMBA College of Technology (TCT) Kigali branch saw the first batch of 30 students graduate with skills in IT essentials, PC maintenance and troubleshooting.The college was established in 2007 with the intention to produce highly skilled workforce to meet industry and social needs. Speaking at the certificate awarding ceremony, the Principal of TCT, Pascal Gatabazi, said that what the college offers is in line with the country’s vision of having a technology-led economy. “A technology-led economy like the one Rwanda is pursuing cannot be possible without training the young people in this field which is what we are currently doing,” said Gatabazi adding that this goal pushed them to open up the Kigali centre so that they can get closer to the ICT Industry. The head of RDB-IT department, Patrick Nyirishema, said that the few students who graduated Friday are part of a bigger picture where thousands of Rwandans will be able to steer the country forward in ICT. He also highlighted the need for Technicians who will be able to utilize the ICT infrastructures that the government is putting in place. “There is no any other way of getting skilled manpower who can do all this work, other than putting much effort into training them.” In a separate development, Tumba College recently scooped the 2010 CISCO Best Local Award. The competition was held among East African countries including Sudan and Ethiopia. TCT was awarded for achieving programme growth through adoption of new courses and curriculum integration. Ends