Education Technologies firm Kodris Africa has offered a full secondary school scholarship to the top student in this year’s Kenya Certificate of Primary Education (KCPE), Robinson Fwaro Makokha.
Makokha who aspires to be a software engineer in future scored a total of 431 marks and was a student at Christ the King Primary School in Bungoma county.
According to Kodris, the student’s aspiration to become a software engineer will be well benefited by coding skills offered by the firm.
“We saw on the news that Fwaro would like to become a software engineer. The skill that takes him there is coding, and we want to set him on a firm footing towards achieving his dreams. Coding is one of the most sought-after skills in the world today, and Fwaro is setting the pace,” Kodris Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Mugumo Munene said.
The sponsorship by Kodris Africa includes entire school fees costs, coding licenses and the relevant tools including a laptop for the four years he will be in school.
Kodris Africa is a platform established to teach primary and secondary school students how to code and covers learners from Grade One to Grade 12 (Form One to Form Four).
Additionally, the firm has also established partnerships with Safaricom, KCB Group and Equity Bank to allow parents to purchase coding licenses for their children.
The license contains a year’s worth of coding lessons and includes learner materials.
Globally, employment in computer and IT occupations is projected to grow 13 percent from 2020 to 2030, faster than the average for all occupations.
Countries like the US, China, England, Germany, and France, among many others, have already made coding compulsory for grade-one learners.
