As a parent, it is important to know that how far your kids would go in life can be determined by how early you introduce them to relevant knowledge and skills. 

Children have the ability to learn and acquire a skill very fast because their minds are designed to learn.

You can see that in their curiosity, they ask you lots of questions, pick objects up to smell and want to discover things for themselves. 

The activities kids engage in while growing up play a major role in shaping who they become. 

Exposing your kids early to technology as a creative tool has proven to have a positive effect on a child’s interests and eventual future career choices.

It may surprise you to know that many of the technology giants founders today started at a young age. They started making an impact while they were still young. Facebook was invented by a 19-year-old. Snapchat by a 21-year-old. Reddit by a 22-year-old and Google by a 25-year-old.

Technology is constantly evolving, today a lot of things we do or use are based on codes, ranging from social media, ordering and buying of things online and many more. 

Nearly 50% of all jobs today require some tech skills. Thousands of industries depend on computer programs to run their operations. 

Code is the backbone of work in the finance sector, health sector, food industry, customer services, education and many more. 

Let’s see stories of how some of the world technology giant founders started out.

Mark Zuckerberg the founder of Facebook started using computers and writing codes at a young age, in middle school. His first programming teacher was his father who taught him BASIC programming. 

He is an example of how creative a child's mind can be. At the age of 12, He created a messaging program named Zucknet that he implemented as an inter-office communication system for his father's dental practice. Isn’t that fascinating. But it didn't stop there.

Together with his friends he built what we now have as Facebook out of his dorm room at Harvard; today it has a market cap of $932 billion.

His father set him up for success by investing his time and resources into his life. It paid off because while other kids played computer games at their leisure Mark Zuckerberg created them.

Larry Page the co-founder of Google had his early life greatly influenced by his parents. His father was a professor of computer science and artificial intelligence while his mother taught computer programming. 

He grew up in a home that was messy and filled with computers and science magazines which he finds himself reading. 

It is true when we say our environment can affect us negatively or positively. 

In the case of Larry page, his environment affected him positively.  Although the environment was messy, yet it imparted knowledge in him and made him who he became. 

Bill Gates the co-founder of Microsoft Corporation had the privilege as a child to be exposed to technology. 

At age 13, he enrolled in the private lakeside prep school where children were exposed to revolutionary computers. He wrote his first software program there. That was the beginning of his passion for computer systems. 

Unlike other kids that would spend their time playing computer games and watching cartoons, He spends a great deal of his time programming and creating games that other children played.

At age 15, together with his friend he developed Traf-O-Data, a computer program that monitors traffic patterns where they were given $20,000 for their effort.

There is a common trait among these tech giant’s founders mentioned above; their parents exposed them to STEM education early in life and they created an environment for knowledge. Today we can see the result and feel the impact.

The big question is , do you create an environment for knowledge for your kids?

Can you imagine how far your kid would go if you introduce them to a tech skill at a young age? They may probably be the next greatest web developers, data scientists, cloud engineers, programmers and so on. 

Zuckerberg was right when he said we should start giving kids more opportunities in STEM. 

That’s why we at Mentortribes would love to give your kids that opportunity that would set them up for excellence and prepare them for what the future holds. We achieve this by investing in the best experts in the field and as well as our curated curriculum. 

Give your kids that life-changing experience by enrolling them for our Kids Weekend Camp now.

WHY YOU SHOULD BRING OUT THE TECH GIANT IN YOUR KID

Whether you are a professional, entrepreneur, employer or employee you will find yourself talking to a person or group of people.

Effective communication is one of the most important life skills that a person can have.

Lack of good communication skill can make your conversation with a person or group of people very unnatural, forced and less effective.

In this post, we will look at what is communication, 5 communication skills and tips to help you improve your communication skill. 

Communication is a two-way process of conveying information, ideas, feeling, opinions between two or more persons either verbally or non-verbally.

Being a good communicator is crucial in all spheres of life. Having strong communication skill will boost your chances of building healthy relationships with your co-workers, employers, business partners and so on. 

5 communication skills you should develop

Interpersonal skills are the skills we use when engaging in face-to-face communication with one or more people. At work, we interact one-on-one with our colleagues, supervisor and subordinate. Every day, we are faced with tasks related to communication, for example, dealing with facts, spreadsheets, figures and many more. 

This is one of the most overlooked communication skills. Listening is essential to receiving information. 

When we communicate we spend 45% of our time listening. A lot of people take listening for granted, it is not the same as just hearing. It involves removing distractions and preparing yourself to absorb what the other person is saying. 

Empathy is the ability to put yourself in the other person shoe. It involves feeling what they might be feeling. 

Empathy helps you understand where people are coming from and it helps you gain the trust of the other person. 

When you care and keep other people’s interests in mind, it helps to create a more helpful outcome.

You communicate more information using non-verbal communication than you can think of. Examples of non-verbal communication include gestures, facial expression, body language as well as appearance.

For example, maybe you see me wearing a dinner gown going out in the evening, I don’t necessarily need to tell you where I am going to, you can figure that out from my outfit and the timing. But imagine I am corporately dressed and leaving home as early as 7 am, you would probably guess I am either going to work or meeting up with a client. 

This is how powerful non-verbal communication can be, most of the time we misuse non-verbal communication because we fail to master it. This can result in sending the wrong expression to others.

The ability to write clearly and effectively is vital to communication. Poor written communication skills can be frustrating to the reader and can as well lead to miscommunication. Would you shop from a website full of grammatical and spelling errors  or unclear sentences? I don’t think so. And this is because the errors speak of incompetence.

Your written skills can be seen in your emails, reports, proposals and so on.  people would give you credit for your good writing skill.

4 tips to help you become an effective communicator

Most people believe that communication is just about talking. We often assume that improving our communication skills is just about our ability to speak. Communication is about our ability to speak and also listen.

People want to know that they are being heard, so instead of focusing your attention on formulating a response try to listen attentively to what the other person is saying.

When you listen intently to the other person you are going to be able to have more value to add to the conversation. 

Listening intently doesn’t just mean using your ears to hear what the other person is saying. It is the ability to sense what the person is feeling, it means listening beyond just the words.

When you listen and pay attention to what the other person is saying, they can feel it and they feel you are interested in what they have to say and they are more likely to share and talk to you because they feel comfortable around you.

2. Ask questions and use phrases that relate to what the person is talking about

Asking questions will not only help you understand what the other person is saying but also indicates that you are interested in what they have to say.

You can also use phrases like “ that’s true because” or “that’s interesting because”. Using such words shows that you are interested in what the other person is saying. It also helps the other person feel that you can relate to what they are saying and also connected.

If you also want them to feel that you understand what they are saying try to paraphrase. You can repeat back what they said earlier before making your comment. 

Eye contact is vital when having a meaningful conversation with others. Looking at the window, the floor or around you while the other person is talking may give the person the notion that you don’t care, you are bored or you are not interested in what they have to say.

When you look at the other person in the eye, you are indirectly telling them that you are interested in what they have to say. This can help you stay focused and be less distracted. 

Do you know it is possible for you to be communicating without uttering a word? Your non-verbal and non-written cues often reveal more than you can imagine. 

It is very important to have an open body language when interacting with others. Face the other person, pay close attention to your gestures and avoid crossing your arms.

Communication is a skill that is needed in every sphere of life and developing good communication skills is vital to a healthy relationship. Being able to communicate effectively is a skill that can be learned with constant practice. Taking these steps to develop your communication skill would set you up for success.

Effective communication is one of the most important life skills that a person can have. Lack of good communication skills can make your conversation with a person or group of people very unnatural, forced and less effective.

TIPS TO HELP YOU BECOME AN EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATOR

About 10 to 20 years ago, few people could predict that the world would be dominated and changed by technology. 

The emergence of technology has changed the way things were been done in many industries, for example, how artificial intelligence like Siri and Alexa have taken communication between man and computer to a whole different level and how you can seat in the comfort of your home and order for things online instead of going down to the store to purchase them.  

Most professional careers today require that a person should be able to interact with online tools like search engines, email, social media platforms and many more. 

In the nearest future, it would go further than just having the ability to interact online. Recent research puts coding at the forefront of future careers. Nearly 50% of all jobs require some coding skills.

Most of the tech giants founders we know today like Bill Gates, Mark Zuckerberg, Larry Page and many more started playing around with codes at a young age and today their impact can be felt all round the world.

The point here is; it’s important to invest and nurture certain skills in our kids so that they would be able to make an impact in the future workforce. 

We may not initially see the immediate return on investment of learning these skills, just as learning to code a decade ago may not have seemed important to kids and their parents.

Experts agreed that the future would bring key challenges, meaning that the future workforce would be in need of people who are equipped to proffer solutions to these challenges. 

Here are a few ways coding skills can help prepare your kid for a bright the future.

The future workforce would require creative minds that can come up with innovative ideas and bring these ideas to reality. 

The future workforce does not just need an individual with different ideas and facts but those who can present them  in a very creative manner that can generate positive results.

Learning how to code helps to stimulate creativity among kids. Coding empowers kids to not only consume digital media and technology but to create it. Kids build and write their code to create websites, video games, and other interactive programs.

As earlier stated, the future would bring key challenges and the future workforce would require people who can proffer solutions these challenges. 

Coding is all about problem-solving. All coding projects start with a problem to be solved.

Whether its bringing an idea into real life, improving how something works or fixing something that’s broken, every coding project involves problem-solving. 

Coding gives kids an idea of how they can solve problems logically and creatively. Coding helps in optimizing and simplifying steps to solve complex problems.

Critical thinking is all about making judgements and decisions based on reason and logic. 

The future would consist of lots of data and the future workforce would require those that can think critically to analyse these data. 

Kids who code develop a disciplined process for analyzing problems, gathering data and information, understanding the objective, distinguishing between possible solutions, predicting possible results and choosing a problem-solving approach. 

When kids code, they learn how to communicate with the most simple-minded audience imaginable: computers. Coding teaches kids how to break down complex ideas and arrange them in a way that computers can understand.

At Mentortribes, we help prepare your kids for a bright future by providing coding lessons suitable for your kids. our materials are embedded with hands-on projects to stimulate their imagination and creativity. You can enrol your kids by signing them up for our weekend camp now.

3 EFFECTIVE WAYS CODING  PREPARES YOUR KIDS FOR A BRIGHT FUTURE

Maybe you are someone who is thinking about coding but doesn’t know where to start or you want to make a career change to programming and don’t know where to begin. With so many resources online it’s easy to become overwhelmed and not even know where to start.

In this post, we will look at, what is a programming language? 4 tips to help you get started and the 5 best programming languages for beginners

Now let’s dive into what is a programming language

A programming language is a computer language programmers use to assign tasks to the computer. It is used to develop software programs, scripts, or other sets of instructions for computers to execute. Although many languages share similarities, each has its own unique syntax

You can start to code by figuring out what you want to do. When answering the question of how to start coding, narrow it down to where do you want to code? And how do you want to code? Here are a few tips that would help you to get started.

You need to sit down and think about it, come up with reasons as to why you want to learn how to code. Is it because you want a promotion, a career change or you want to build the next social media biggest App? Whatever it is, make sure you have a clear understanding as to why you want to learn how to code. 

This is so important because it will really help the path that you will need to take to learn how to code. For example, if you are learning the basics of coding to get a promotion then your learning path is going to be very different from someone who is learning how to code to build the next App on their own. Once you’ve figured out why you want to learn how to code, it leads us to point number 2

2. Figure out the right programming language

This is based on why you want to code, if you want to make a career change look at job postings. Go online and do your research, what are people hiring for? What is the programming language that you keep seeing on repeat where you are located that are in demand? 

No matter what your reason is, make your research and chose the right programming language and learn the basics of that language.

The language you are learning now may not be the same language you may be using maybe in a year time, but getting the basics right would help you make a difference. This leads us to point number 3

There are lots of resources online that are great for learning how to code. Examples of such are free code camp, Udemy, Youtube etc. 

While learning a programming language, try to focus on developing skills like how to problem solve, improve your skills at concepts like pattern recognition, algorithm and abstractions. There are also things like loops that are bound to pop up in any language that you use. The better you understand these principles and basics, the easier it would be to master a programming language.

When creating a project for example like creating an App, make sure it’s a very simple one. It’s best to use basic steps when starting, don’t start with something gigantic or you would get stuck in the process. For example, you can build a to-do App following a tutorial, once you have completed it, try and add on some piece to it that isn’t part of the tutorial, whether it is to delete items on the App or make a second page. And you can apply other learnings you’ve had to that. You can create a game, Mobile App or a Web App

5 best programming languages for beginners

JavaScript is a dominant language in web development. Any website that wants to be interactive would need JavaScript. JavaScript allows a website to be more interactive and more user friendly. If you have any interest or career goal in web development then you would need to learn JavaScript. JavaScript is a multi-purpose language so you have the front end which is the client-side code that you can interact with and you also have the backend which a lot of people use Node.js as their backend for JavaScript.

JavaScript was listed as one most popular in the stack overflow developers survey. JavaScript is high in demand language, a lot of employers are looking for people who have the skill to build really great and interactive websites. 

JavaScript also have a huge community of people who are interested and passionate about it so it’s going to be easier to learn from other people if you decide to choose this language

Python is extremely readable. When you look at python it reads like pseudocode, everything is very neat, easy and simple. It’s not very difficult to start working on projects if you know python. The great thing about Python is that it’s not only extremely easy to learn but it’s also really high in demand in the workforce. 

Python is very multi-purpose, it is used in different aspects of the workforce. One of the most popular uses of python is because it has strong libraries and strong capabilities a lot of data scientists tend to trend to using it to build models. 

Python can be used for other things, for example, a backend engineer can use Python’s different libraries to build out backend services. Python is good with data engineering and data ingestion. It can also be used for DevOps and Cybersecurity. Python just has a lot of usefulness in the workforce and in the building of different applications.

Java is one of the most popular programming languages in the world Java tends to be very bulky, but it’s a good language to start with because it really helps solidify a lot of fundamentals when you are learning. 

Java allows you to understand why things are working the way they are, with Java it’s easy to understand those complex programming concepts because you have to write down every single thing. Because of the popularity of Java, it’s easy to find a lot of online resources. Just like JavaScript and Python Java is also a multi-purpose language. Java is used to build desktop applications, it can be used for backend services, it can also be used for Andriod mobile development. Banks use Java for their enterprise applications and a lot of companies use Java

This is a language to develop applications around the Apple ecosystem. So you can use Swift to develop not only mobile Apps but can also use swift for desktop applications, iPad applications. Swift is also a multi-purpose language if you are in the Apple ecosystem

This is a programming language that is used to help design and manage data in a database. Any sort of communication you are going to need with a database you are going to have to use SQL for that communication. Any form of application you are going to be building would probably rely on some sort of database. 

Why have you decided to learn to code? And how do you intend to get started?

Let me know by leaving a comment below right now

You can start to code by figuring out what you want to do. When answering the question of how to start coding, narrow it down to where do you want to code? And how do you want to code? 

Getting Started With Programming?5 Best Programming Languages For Beginners

Tech companies and all digital organisations have come to the realisation that digital skills are important for an employee in the digital world. 

Companies like Google, Microsoft, Samsung and many more made it clear that they no longer hire based on college degrees. 

They are constantly in search of those that can help them make decisions, solve problems and those that have something unique to bring to the table other than just a college degree.

You might be wondering “ does that mean a college degree has no value?” Of course not, a college degree is valuable because it gives you knowledge but recently, there is a high demand for skills over degrees. 

Employers are in constant search of great talents that can take their businesses to the next level.

Most developed countries like the USA, UK etc. knows the value of STEM education, that is why they include it in their curriculum in order that every child is introduced to coding, robotics and artificial intelligence right from a young age.

The world, as well as technology, is constantly evolving, today a lot of things we do or use are based on codes, ranging from social media, ordering and buying of things online etc. 

By 2030, more than half of the jobs in the world will be STEM-based. But the question is, how prepared is Nigeria for this reality? Are students in Nigerian schools equipped to take advantage of this opportunity? The sad news is Nigerian educational system from primary to university level does not take practical STEM education seriously. Nigerian students are poorly equipped to fill this huge gap.

The world we are in is constantly evolving which is a result of the emergence of Artificial Intelligence (AI), Internet of Things (IoT), Robotics and many more. All these technologies are based on codes. 

Investing in your kids to learn how to code is equivalent to buying a bright future for your kid.

Coding for kids helps improve their mathematics and writing skills, it helps kids to think creatively and critically about possible solutions for problems. It helps kids to become more organized, active in their activities and focused in a world filled with so many distractions.

Coding skills go as far as increasing the opportunity of your kid landing a job in the future, whether it’s in programming or something digital or a job that is not even tied to programming because it tells recruiters that a person is not just a programmer but a problem solver, critical thinker, dynamic, loves to learn and so on. 

If learning to code can help your kid develop skills that are in high demand which can make them relevant in the future then it answers our question of “ is coding classes worth the money?”. Yes, coding classes is worth the money because it set your kids up for greatness.

At Mentortribes, we are passionate about setting your kids up for what the future holds for them. Let us help you make the plans you have for your kid a reality. All you have to do is register your kid for our coding classes by logging on to our website www.mentortribes.com

Tech companies and all digital organisations have come to the realisation that digital skills are important for an employee in the digital world.  Companies like Google, Microsoft, Samsung and many more made it clear that they no longer hire based on college degrees. 

“Guy, forget Tech. I don’t see anything there. I have been on it for 3 years but I can’t seem to make headways. Not even a single gig. All those things are scam.” Josh vibrated.

“Hold on, hold on, I am your friend yes, but I am not guy, lol. Has it gotten to the extent of calling me, guy?”

He laughed. “All I’m saying is, Tech Skills are over hyped.”

My friend, Josh has been on this journey like he said, for three years. He is as some would say “self-taught” or “Internet-taught” and the truth is, Josh is not fit to handle gigs yet, I do tell him.

Discussing with Josh, I made him know the importance of learning from one source to avoid information overload and most importantly, having someone hold your hand as you build a career in Tech. This is known as “Mentorship-based learning.”

The UNESCO International Bureau of Education sees mentorship-based learning as a relationship between a less experienced individual and a more experienced person known as a mentor through which the mentor facilitates and supports learning. 

It can involve a one-on-one relationship or a network of multiple mentors.

The purpose of mentoring is to help mentees tap into the knowledge of those with more experience than themselves and learn faster than they would on their own. It is also an opportunity to grow their network and connect with leaders rather than just their peers.

So the internet can be likened to an ocean with all kinds of creatures, some of same species but they sure have their distinctive features. The same can be said about course materials available on the internet where you have different people teach their own perspective on the same matter. 

The negative effect on the learner? Information overload, Confusion and frustration. Take for instance Digital Marketing. There are lots of videos on YouTube about it but all are different with a thin similarity which is difficult to spot.

Relying on the internet to learn a Tech skill will leave you picking tiny fractions of information with no guidance on how to piece them together. Because, the course creators are not readily available to attend to the learners.

This is why it is important to be intentional when choosing where to learn a skill. And choosing a Tech skill service provider like Mentortribes that leverages on mentorship-based learning makes a whole lot of difference. Tech is hard already. Navigating through it without help is a journey you wouldn’t want to make.

On the flip side, Mentorship-based learning will save you all the rigors and hassles of having to figure things out on your own.

Here are some of the advantages of Mentorship-based learning in Tech:

1. Shortens the learning curve: With mentorship-based learning, you are guided by mentors on the dos and don’ts of your chosen Tech path as well as industry best practices. You also learn what you are supposed to straight up rather than experimenting on trials and errors and in turn waste time unnecessarily. Having someone mentor you will cut a journey of three years by half or even less.

2. Leverage on the experiences of mentors: The mistakes, the lessons, the toils have all been done by mentors. They know where the jobs are and how to get them. Holding your hands means you do not need to do the searching. They have cracked the code and you just have to leverage on their experiences to excel.

3. A support system: Is there a feeling greater than having someone you can call on when you feel stuck? I doubt there is. I was discussing with a friend and he said that for the past three days he has been trying to troubleshoot a particular issue but it wasn’t working. Imagine that he has a mentor, he would not have to waste such amount of time on a single task.

Having a support system also comes in handy when you feel like giving up. Because the truth is, days would come when you feel like nothing is working and you would want out. A mentor would therefore hold you down while using himself as a reference point on why you should persevere.

4. Have someone refer you to people that matter: A mentor is that one person that would mention your name in a room where your expertise is needed. You wonder why you have not gotten a job in Tech and someone whom you know when he started learning, finishes and gets one easily? Or why some people get higher paying jobs than others? They have people on whose back they ride: mentors!

With Mentorship-based learning, you get to connect with industry leaders rather than your peer.

Working in the Tech industry invariably means you get to spend a lot of time on your laptop and smartphones and for all we know, the lights emanating from these screens are not healthy for the eyes.

The eye is among the most important organs of the human body. Without it, we cannot function optimally so it’s necessary we take precautions to ensure that our eyes are healthy.

Too much screen time can be damaging to the eyes but for someone who makes a living off the internet, these lights also known as Blue Lights are unavoidable.

Blue Lights, simply put are a range of lights that contain the highest amount of energy in the visible spectrum. Your laptops, smartphones, your LED televisions all have one thing in common: Blue Lights of which excessive exposure to, have been found to cause certain damages to the retina.

Too much exposure to blue Lights can cause Macular degeneration (which can lead to permanent vision loss), and Digital eye strain.

According to Charles Awuzie, a Nigerian TechPreneur based in South Africa, one of the good advices we should no longer take in 2023 is “Reduction of Screen time”. Just like he said, we now work, study, hold meetings and carryout transactions on devices and screens. Reducing screen time will mean reducing productivity and for a large part of the world population, it will mean putting a limit to our source of income especially, people in Tech. This does not mean he cared less about eye health.

What can you then do to keep your eyes healthy and out of harm’s way even as you work in the Tech space?

1. Blue light filters: if you are always exposed to the “screen”, a convenient way to reduce exposure is to apply blue light filters to your device screen. These filters are available for smartphones, computer screens and tablets and you can easily purchase them where computer devices/electronics are sold.

2. Protective eye wears: wearing blue light blocking glasses, yellow-tinted computer glasses or glasses with anti-reflective lenses can also help keep your eyes safe. 

3. Ensure you rest your eyes: choose a time when you usually get off work and use that period to rest your eyes.it could be during the weekend when you do not have much to do on your computer.

4. Eat foods that support eye health: consuming less junks and more healthy foods will help you stay fit. Special attention should be paid to carrots, bell peppers, kale, spinach, broccoli, strawberries, oysters, salmon, eggs, meats and healthy fats as they promote and support good eye health.

Having a career in Tech and especially working remotely means we cannot totally avoid exposure to Blue lights but we can take measures to keep safe while on the screen. Do the best you can to support your eye health.

Working in the Tech industry invariably means you get to spend a lot of time on your laptop and smartphones and for all we know, the lights emanating from these screens are not healthy for the eyes.  But for someone who makes a living off the internet, these lights also known as Blue Lights are unavoidable. How then do you manage to keep your career running whilst prioritizing your eye health? 

BLUE LIGHT AND EYE HEALTH: A CONCERN FOR PEOPLE IN THE TECH

We advocate learning Technological skills. This is because there are endless possibilities and opportunities as well as flexible work environment in the Tech space.

As much as technological skills are trending, and one cannot go wrong with them, one’s reasons for venturing in matter a lot. Every action is backed up by a motive and pursuing a career in Tech is not an exception.

It is your reasons for going into a thing that help you stay put when the going gets tough and it doesn’t seem rosy and, it is definitely the wrong reasons that see people giving up on something when it turns out not being as they expected.

Here are some wrong Reasons people go into Tech

Money: Before you say “What?” please calm down, please, LOL! Are you calm now? Great! We know money is good and necessary for everyday living. We know also, that money is one of the reasons why we learn skills and go into businesses. Money is a motivation. But what happens when you go into Tech solely for the money and the money is not forthcoming? This is why passion is necessary. When you make money your only motivation and propelling force, frustration becomes inevitable.

Friends: Some people go into Tech and venture into particular area because they have friends that are in that particular niche who are hitting the money big. You do not have same passion as them so it would be wrong to toe the Tech path because of your friends.

To prove a point: The issue of “others are doing it, why can’t I” or “I can do better than what he or she is currently doing”, is a very wrong reason to take an action most especially in Tech. others are into it, and so what if you are not cut out for it?

For the title:  Some people fancy the titles “Tech Bro”, “Tech Sis”, “Programmer”, etc. These are mere titles and are worth nothing if the bearer doesn’t know his onion or, do you not know that there are broke Tech bro and sis?

Look beyond the above reasons and find what motivates you naturally. Do not go into Tech because your friends are all gone in or because you feel that it is the new gold or because it is all the rave.

It is also important to speak with someone who is in Tech to mentor and counsel you and to help you discover your why.

Wrong reasons why People venture into Tech

That’s right, you want to learn a digital skill.

It’s awesome to improve on oneself and that also includes improving financially.

You have access to the internet so it’s dumb to think that you do not know what’s trending: Technological skills!

Call it digital skill, soft skill, technological skill, it all means the same thing: A skill that requires more of intellectual/mental work than physical strength to carry out. It is all the rave and yes! It is worth it.

If you want to learn a tech skill or you wish to pursue a career in tech but seem overwhelmed with the many options that you do not know which is best for you, then read till the end and we promise you will gain clarity.

There is a surge in interest in the Tech space in recent years and it can only go up. But why the surge? The answer is increase in Technological innovations which require the knowledge of some skills (technological skills) to navigate.

This surge has changed a lot of things including the way people live and work, giving a large number of the world population the freedom to live and work remotely and smartly.

It could be overwhelming deciding which one skill to pursue a career in. This is because there are loads of these skills out there but the truth is that, there is that one skill for you and all it takes to change your financial status is just, that one skill.

Here is our take on how to know which is that “one skill” for you.

Passion: when choosing a tech skill, go for what you have passion for. It is your passion that will keep you motivated and unrelenting when the money isn’t coming in yet.

Are you passionate about writing or designing then go for skills related to them.

Your strengths and weaknesses: let’s face it, you know your strength, your weaknesses, you know what you can start, finish and not abandon half way through.

You know if you are good with numbers or letters and that informs your decision. If you are cool with numbers then go for coding/programming related field. If it’s letters, look towards writing/ copy/marketing.

Do not be a run-away science student that jumps into more complex science in Tech, LOL! Actually some guys avoided sciences not because they cannot take the heat but because they were not properly taught at the formation stage.

If you feel you can do it, go for it then. You would want to do what you do with some level of ease, right? More like it comes naturally. This aid your learning process.

Duration: some skills take longer to learn than others. So, if your goal is to learn and perfect in a month or two and start earning, well, consider skills you can master quickly.

In summary, know what you can take, what your goals for the skill are, whether they be long term or short term.

And yes, no one skill is better than the other. It all boils down to what you make of it.

It could be overwhelming deciding which Technological skill to pursue a career in. This is because there are loads of these skills out there but the truth is that, there is that one skill for you and all it takes to change your financial status is just, that one skill.

If we want to set our children up for academic success, every child should learn to code. Coding for kids not only helps improve their mathematics and writing skills but also gives them valuable skills in life and eventually in the workforce.

“why should a child/my child learn coding?”

Well, this is why I will be sharing with you 8 Reasons why every child should learn to code

Put simply, Coding is the a method of communicating with a computer. It is using a language that a computer understands to give a computer instructions in order to perform specific functions. Coding allows us to create things such as computer software, websites, apps and video games. 

Before we get to talking about why every child should learn to code, you may have come here looking to find out HOW you can teach your child to code. It’s easy to get started teaching children to code, even if you don’t have any coding experience yourself! In fact, we’ve compiled a list of coding concepts even 5 year olds can understand here.

there are many ways to start teaching your kids coding and here are some ways out of the many ways:

You can get started coding with your kids today! It’s easy, and all you need are items you likely already have around your house. To first start learning the basics of coding, you don’t even need a computer! One of our most popular unplugged coding activities involves learning to code with a deck of cards! You can find out how to learn to code with a deck of cards here, or you can find our whole list of unplugged coding activities here.

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