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Nigeria cannot be left behind in the fast-paced world
of technology especially when it comes to the future of labour. Even though
jobs are being automated you have to significantly improve yourself to fit into
this future. The truth is, if you don’t hone your skills, there will be
millions of jobs and there will be no employable persons to do these jobs.
Hence, Jumia Travel gathers 4 ways technology will change Nigeria’s workforce
to get you prepared!
You will be a free agent
You don’t have to find work in the future. In fact,
companies will call you to offer you jobs without applying. It is just by
having a profile on professional social media accounts like LinkedIn and
online. And also, you will not be attached to a particular organisation. Technology
tools will make this possible.
You will work from home
Driving to the office daily and manoeuvring Lagos
traffic is very hectic. In the future, you don’t need to do this, you will work
from the comfort of the sofa of your home. Hence, your employees don’t need to
be physically present in the office. Not that everyone will work from home but
a large number of people will do.
Services will be outsourced
If you check your Samsung phone, you observe that
different parts are made in different countries: the battery is made in China;
the body parts are made in Finland and it is assembled in England. And this
same device is made by Samsung. Outsourcing is less expensive. Companies now
use outsourcing as a cheap way to get quick and cheap labour. This can only
favour Nigeria if it develops its infrastructure and evolve a friendly environment. In fact, you
find Nigerian companies outsourcing their services to international companies
in Taiwan, Hong Kong and China. Technology is key in making this work.
Skills development and training
will change due to automation
Many companies are looking for ways to cut cost. Hence,
they have embraced automation. These companies will still need persons who will
manage these automated services. This may force workers to go for skills
development and training. In fact, Nigerian universities must realise we are no
longer in the 1960s and they have to overhaul their syllabus to accommodate
these new realities tech has introduced.
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