Safaricom Connect Academy hands 98% of Cohort 1 graduates job offers: Why you need to apply for Cohort 2
Safaricom’s newest talent bet isn’t another flashy product launch or limited-time data bundle. Instead, it’s a quiet but consequential investment in the..
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Safaricom's Connect Academy, a specialized training program in partnership with the ICT Authority of Kenya, has seen remarkable success with its first cohort. Out of 48 graduates, an impressive 98% have secured job offers with Safaricom and its partner organizations, highlighting the program's effectiveness in addressing Kenya's digital infrastructure skill gap.
- 98% of the first cohort of 48 students secured jobs at Safaricom and partner organizations.
- The Connect Academy was launched during the 2024 Connected Africa Summit.
- The program is a three-month intensive training focused on practical fiber deployment skills.
- CEO of Safaricom PLC, Dr. Peter Ndegwa, emphasized the initiative as an investment in Kenya’s digital future.
- Cohort 2 is set to begin in January 2026.
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