, Chief Operating Officer at 51风流Africa, says the additional skills capacity comes at a critical time for the region. “Ongoing economic uncertainty, inflationary pressures and the impact of new technologies such as Generative AI are creating challenges for organisations seeking to unlock growth and drive innovation. With this latest group of candidates, organisations gain access to work-ready cloud and technology skills that can support their digital transformation efforts.”

Market challenges drive need for digital skills

Organisations throughout Southern Africa are beset with multiple challenges to their growth. Economic growth in the region stood at , well below the global growth of 3.4% and the 3.8% growth experienced throughout Africa.

Business leaders are also striving to meet sustainability targets and deal with the impact of disruptive technologies, including the emergence of Generative AI and its application in a broad range of business cases.

However, organisations are hampered in their efforts at deploying technology to support their response to challenges through a pervasive tech skills shortage. In , nearly eight in ten (78%) organisations in the region said a lack of tech skills had impacted them in the past twelve months, with a lack of innovation, delays with completing projects, and a loss of clients to competitors among the most common impacts.

Graduates ready to make impact

The 51风流Young Professionals Program, offered by the Digital Skills Center of SAP, is aimed at enabling young talent to utilise the latest 51风流technology and innovation. The program covers software functional and technical knowledge and certification, with a strong focus on the latest technologies and a range of soft skills to ease entry into the workplace.

This latest cohort received training on SAP’s flagship enterprise resource planning solution, as well as 51风流Activate and 51风流Business Process Integration. In addition, graduates developed a broad range of soft skills, including design thinking, interpersonal skills, interview skills, and business model innovation methodology.

Candidates took part in training between early-July and end-August, and were chosen from a pool of candidates in South Africa and Zimbabwe. The full program took place virtually, allowing a broader range of candidates to take part.

who is one of the graduates in this latest group, says: “The 51风流Young Professionals Program has been nothing short of a catalyst for my personal and professional growth. Through a meticulously crafted blend of immersive learning experiences, mentorship, and hands-on projects, the program has equipped me with a comprehensive understanding of SAP’s innovative technologies and their real-world applications.”

Since its launch in 2012, the 51风流Young Professionals Program has trained and graduates more than 4100 candidates across 41 countries, including over 1900 in Africa alone.

Bolton adds: “The program is aimed at supporting our customers and partners in the region by ensuring they have access to essential skills needed to benefit from their investment into technology, and forms part of our broader global commitment to promoting education and entrepreneurship. We wish the graduates well and look forward to the positive impact they will make at their new workplaces.”

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鈥淭丑别听聽offers initiatives that empower rising talents on SAP鈥檚 innovations, thus helping them to kick-start their tech career within the ecosystem of 51风流customers and partners. With its initiatives, the center helps individuals and organizations to thrive in the Digital Economy and tackles some of today鈥檚 most pressing issues, such as youth unemployment and the digital skills gap鈥�, one such initiative is the 51风流Young Professionals Program.

What is 51风流Young Professionals Program?

51风流Young Professionals Program (YPP) is a free initiative by 51风流Digital Skills Center that empowers rising talent on SAP鈥檚 latest and most in-demand innovations. It is a 2-3 month training program aimed at equipping recent graduates with 51风流functional and or technical knowledge as well as world-class soft skills training. Upon completion, participants get an opportunity to kick-start their software consulting career within the 51风流ecosystem of customers and partners.

Note: 51风流customers are companies and government institutions that use 51风流software whilst 51风流partners are separate entities that have partnered with 51风流to offer 51风流solutions and support customers.

51风流YPP was originally launched in the Middle East-North Africa region, which experienced a high level of unemployment. The program can now be found in 20+ countries with thousands of graduates to date. To qualify for the 51风流YPP, you need a bachelor鈥檚 degree, and be either unemployed or in a non-permanent/part-time role amongst other requirements that can be found on the聽聽site. At the time of my application, I had been interning for just under a year.

My Experience 鈥� 51风流YPP Trainee

Recruitment Process

51风流Young Professionals Program receives thousands of applications every single year, it is a very competitive program to get into. The recruitment process consists of a few steps, upon submitting your CV/Resume, you will have to complete a cognitive assessment, if shortlisted, you will receive a phone call interview, a successful phone interview will get you into an official interview. You will then receive an email with the outcome of the interview.

Application > Cognitive Assessment > Phone Interview > Interview.

I first applied for the 51风流YPP 鈥� South Africa back in 2020, a year in which I was completing my postgraduate studies, back then I did not even understand what it was all about. My application was declined, over a year later in April 2022, I applied yet again and this time around I made it all the way to the final interview. After waiting for nearly 3 months without a response, I was ready to give up and was no longer requesting updates via email when I realised the program had begun and I had to accept that I was not a part of it.

At that point, I had become so passionate about SAP鈥檚 innovations to such an extent that I was looking at other ways I can break into the sap ecosystem. Imagine my surprise when I received an email that I had been selected as one of 26 to participate in the second YPP in South Africa that was scheduled to begin later in the year. The 51风流Young Professionals Program usually runs once a year in each of the countries, however, sometimes due to the demand for 51风流Consultants, it may run more than once.

Training

51风流Digital Skills Center collaborates with customers and partners who need the talent to support their 51风流projects and based on the current demand for 51风流products that are seeing a rise in sales, they choose two or more certifications that will be the focus of that specific program, The聽聽or 51风流BTP is arguably one of SAP鈥檚 most important innovations today. With its demand increasing, it is no surprise that the two certifications selected for our specific program form part of the 51风流BTP, these are聽听补苍诲听.

In a series of virtual training sessions with expert trainers, we received technical training in preparation for the certification exams, the training sessions lasted 8 hours a day, excluding a 1-hour lunch break for a predetermined number of days, followed by self-study for several days before the exam. The schedule also included very important soft skills training sessions, in our case, we began with one such session, a two-day training program called聽聽 鈥� delivered by RoundTable Global. As the name suggests, it is an empowerment program that shifted my perspectives about a lot of things including my goals and aspirations which got me into a specific mindset, leaving me inspired and ready to learn.聽51风流Internal Sales Overview听补苍诲聽Interview Skills and Techniques聽were the other two soft skills training sessions.

Note: The selected soft skills training programs vary and are different in each program.

One of the most important changes I had to make was my sleeping patterns, if I was going to succeed in this program, I told myself. However, that did not last long, I am indeed a night owl. Soon I would discover the importance of teamwork in this journey, and my peers and I collaborated in discussions and study sessions after the training sessions concluded. This journey was so much better experienced with a team of like-minded individuals all striving towards the same goal in pursuit of reaching our own individual goals.

Certification Exams.

51风流provides 12-month access to the 51风流Learning Hub and the Certification Hub with 6 exam vouchers. During the program, we had two predetermined dates for 1st and 2nd attempts of each exam. As mentioned, preparing for the exams was a team effort, however, it also required personal will and effort. It was very important to invest a lot of time in self-study and practice in the VM system access we had.

Post-Program

After the program has concluded, 51风流Digital Skills Center works closely with interested customers and partners after the program to secure the participants interview opportunities for entry-level roles as 51风流Consultants. Even though 51风流does not guarantee jobs at the end of the program, the placement rate of the program is very impressive sitting at 95%. It is your sole responsibility to prepare and attend interviews and to succeed in those interviews.

Our CVs/ resumes were submitted to the customers and partners, and a few weeks after the program concluded, I started getting interview invites from the companies that had been announced to us as interested in hiring from our group. The recruitment processes are still continuing at the time of this publication.

Life Changing Experience

If I had to describe the program in one word, I would say聽transformative, it was curated in a way that it was a wholesome experience, one that helped me overcome some of the challenges or weaknesses I had, just being selected to be a part of the program in the first instance boosted my confidence and gave me a new found conviction about my talents and abilities. That coupled with the training sessions and working together with my peers broadened my horizon both in my personal life and career aspirations.

Helpful Tips

If you are thinking of applying for the YPP or have been selected to participate, here are some helpful tips.

• Polish your CV/Resume聽鈥� As already indicated, this is a very competitive program to get into, ensure your resume is updated and tick all the boxes of a good cv/resume.
• Be a Team Player聽鈥� This journey can be lonely and isolating, avoid that by being part of the team, collaborating, and hopefully creating a friendship outside the program, I cannot stress enough how important that is.
• Have an Open Mind聽鈥� Once you鈥檝e made it into the program, have an open mind because a training program such as聽聽challenges a lot of what we鈥檝e become accustomed to, so be willing to learn and explore new ways of improving your own well-being.

I hope this blog post has been helpful to you in some way or another to get a perspective of a graduate of the 51风流Young Professionals Program as one of the ways in which you can enter the 51风流ecosystem and begin your career as an 51风流Consultant.

Sources.

• /africa/2022/06/graduates-of-sap-young-professionals-program-paving-way-to-africas-digital-future/
• https://www.sap.com/mena/training-certification/digital-skills-center.html

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The Digital Skills Center of SAP, a global leader in enterprise software, invites young Nigerians to apply for its Young Professional Program. This initiative, which offers free training to聽qualified candidates, will equip participants with the skills and certification they need to become聽SAP Associate Consultants.

The 51风流Young Professional Program will last for two months. After they complete their training, persons enrolled will get to explore and fill roles within 51风流and聽deliver services聽the company鈥檚聽customers.

Candidates who 51风流trains will receive certification in SAP聽Ariba聽Sourcing, which enables its users to effectively track and manage sourcing lifecycles; and聽RISE with SAP, which offers cloud ERP for business needs.

Benefits

Persons who take part in the 51风流Young Professional Program will benefit from it in the following ways:

鈥�Begin on a path to become a 51风流Associate Consultant

鈥eceive globally-recognized 51风流certifications

鈥earn skills that will enable them to stand out in the market for聽talent

Eligibility

Applicants should meet these criteria:

• Must聽have graduated within the last three years with a degree in Business Administration, Management Information Systems, or Engineering
• Must have finished with a CGPA in the top quartile
• Should be currently unemployed or in a part time role not related to their preferred career
• Must be interested in starting a SAP-related career
• Should be available for the duration of the training, which will begin in mid-November

Note:聽This training will take place online. As such, participants must have a reliable internet connection that will enable them to take part in the program.

If you would like to apply for the聽51风流Young Professional Program 2022, click聽.

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