Amazon Web Services (AWS) has announced the launch of the first AWS Skills Center community classroom in Kenya.
This AWS Skills Center has successfully concluded a three-day in-person cloud computing skills initiative at the University of Nairobi (UoN). The initiative’s aim was to provide hands-on training to 125 first-and second-year students.
“We are thrilled to have collaborated with the University of Nairobi to bring in person AWS instructor-led training to Kenyan students,” said Nondumiso Zibi, AWS Director for Support Engineering, EMEA. “Cloud computing is at the core of digital transformation, and we believe access to high-quality training is essential to unlocking career opportunities. This initiative is aligned with our long-term commitment to equipping young people with the necessary technical skills to thrive in the current global job market.”
The AWS Skills Center was first introduced in South Africa in 2023 to provide accessible cloud training to non-technical learners. This is achieved through in-person and virtual sessions.
The AWS-UoN community classroom is part of a broader strategy for AWS Skills Center to address the growing demand for technical expertise in cloud computing, artificial intelligence (AI), and big data.
As part of the training, students take part in six AWS instructor-led classes that cover foundational cloud concepts and the Becoming a Cloud Practitioner series, designed for individuals with no prior IT or cloud experience switching to a cloud career or for line-of-business employees looking for foundational cloud literacy.
“The future of work is digital, and our work with AWS ensures that our students gain practical, industry-relevant skills,” said Professor Andrew Kahonge, Chair of the Department of Computing and Informatics at UoN.
“We want our students to be market ready. That’s why we are working very closely with industry players like AWS so they can fit with the current tech industry requirements,” concluded Professor Leonidah Kerubo, Dean of the Department of Computing and Informatics at UoN.
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