Federal Government 3 Million Technical Talent (3MTT) programme For Young Nigerians [Apply Now]

The Federal Government 3 Million Technical Talent (3MTT) programme , a critical part of the Renewed Hope agenda, is aimed at building Nigeria’s technical talent backbone to power our digital economy and position Nigeria as a net talent exporter.

The first phase of the programme, executed in collaboration with NITDA, will involve multiple stakeholders including fellows, training providers, partners and placement organisations.

The first phase of the programme will be executed as a fellowship model in collaboration with NITDA. We will select individuals with interest in specific skills and fund the cost of their training with training providers accepted into the programme.

Facts About the 3MTT Programme

  • Massive Impact: Aims to train 3 million technical talents in four years ²
  • Global Recognition: Nigeria’s President Bola Tinubu highlighted the programme in his October 2024 Independence Day speech ²
  • High Demand: Over 1.7 million people applied for the first cohort ²
  • Rapid Growth: Focuses on skills with rapid growth in demand globally ²
  • Inclusive: Partners with data verification startup Prembly to vet applicants from almost all 774 local governments ²
  • Structured Learning: Combines self-paced online courses with physical applied learning sessions ²
  • Ecosystem Development: Aims to build an ecosystem for technical talent development ²
  • Real-World Application: Applied Learning Clusters provide hands-on experience ²
  • Continuous Improvement: Recognizes the journey from learning to job readiness takes time ²
  • Economic Impact: Aims to increase ICT sector’s contribution to GDP from 19.78% to 22% by 2027

Details For Federal Government 3 Million Technical Talent (3MTT) programme For Young Nigerians

In line with the Ministry’s 1%-10%-100% implementation approach, this first phase will aim to train and place 30,000 technical talents, representing 1% of our overall target.

It will be executed based on the framework co-created with key stakeholders across government agencies, training providers, educational institutions, development agencies and the private sector.

First phase Technical Skills For Federal Government 3 Million Technical Talent (3MTT) programme For Young Nigerians

For the first phase, we will focus on these twelve (12) technical skills:

  • Software Development
  • UI/UX Design
  • Data Analysis &
  • Visualisation
  • Quality Assurance
  • Product Management
  • Data Science
  • Animation
  • AI / Machine Learning
  • Cybersecurity
  • Game Development
  • Cloud Computing
  • Dev Ops

Rewards For Federal Government 3 Million Technical Talent (3MTT) programme For Young Nigerians

  • For Fellows

You will receive training in specific technical skills that will empower you to be competitive in the local and global technical talent marketplace

  • For Training Providers

Organizations looking to join our pool of training providers to train 30,000 fellows across Nigeria as we design an optimal approach to training and placing technical talents

How To Apply For Federal Government 3 Million Technical Talent (3MTT) programme For Young Nigerians

Interested and qualified applicants should apply using the link below.