Let us set the context. You finished you SSS in ghana, then enrolled in one of the numerous IT schools in order to be computer literate. Or you did computer science or information technology in one of the tertiary institutions in ghana. In both cases your friends and family members know you as the computer man or computer lady. You eventually migrate to Europe, USA, or Canada just to discover to your dismay that your computer knowledge is nothing. What should do? how do you survive?
Here are couple of tips that you need to take into account as you navigate the complex labyrinth of surviving in abrokyere. First you must know that almost every 6 months a new technology is developed, launched and deployed. In other words, every six months It professionals abroad need to upgrade theirs skills or risk being branded as a museum item in a year or two. This gives you the ghanaman or ghanalady a huge competitive advantage. All you have to do is identify the IT field that interests you, buy computer, select and study at least three new technologies.MAKE SURE YOU PASS THE CERTIFICATION EXAM OF THOSE TECHNOLGIES.
Preferrably use 6 months to learn each technology. As a computer man in ghana, you inherently sharp brain therefore focus, focus, focus, learn, and pass. as soon as you get your certification, you will be among the few who are competent in these technologies minus the experience.
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