8 ICT Skills in Nigeria and their learning tools

New skills are coming up in the ICT field in Nigeria and there are a lot of skilled jobs that ICT provided for young aspiring genius and guru who can make a living out of it. These skills require constant practice and more effort to help meet up with the global trend. One problem about the low rate of people going into this skill is because there is no cheaper means to learn them. Some of these skills are required in Movie industry, building Construction, Games, Software, Security and Financial institutions. The following are Nigeria ICT skills and the tools you can use to learn it easily with the help of some online tutor YouTube, Lynda, CodeAcademy and many more.

8. 2D / 3D Animation

2D animation have been in existence since 1800s, this skill require you to create animated images like South Park, The Simpsons etc. You will have to draw different images with a slightly different pose till you have 24 frames a seconds. There are limited to what you can do with 2D animation. In the other hand, 3D gives you the control of your objects, they can be control 360 degree and you can move to any angle you wish is the best for viewers. Tools for 2D Animation

2D Tools	Download Link
Anime Studio	Link
Adobe Flash	Link
Toon Boom	Link
CreaToon	Link

3D Tools	Download Link
Maya	Link
LightWave	Link
3D Studio Max	Link
Blender	Link

7. Graphic Designer

A graphic designer is a visual communicator, someone who creates visual concepts by hand or by using computer software. They communicate ideas to inspire, inform, or captivate consumers. These skills are very important in an organization that deals with product marketing. As a graphic designer you work with software’s like Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe InDesign or LightRoom. You are required to be creative and also think outside the box.

You can get lots of free tutorial about these skills on YouTube, Alison, Chegg, GCFleanFree etc. The following are best Graphic Designs tools and where you can download them.

Graphic Design Tools	Download Link
Adobe Illustrator	Link
Adobe InDesign	Link
Adobe Photoshop	Link
Corel Draw	Link

6. Web Designer

Web design encompasses many different skills and disciplines in the production and maintenance of websites. The different areas of web design include web graphic design; interface design; authoring, including standardized code and proprietary software; user experience design; and search engine optimization. Often many individuals will work in teams covering different aspects of the design process, although some designers will cover them all. Source: Wikipedia.

There are hundreds of website offering free web design tutorial and free video like YouTube, Lynda, CodeAcademy and many more. The lists below are website you can learn web design for free and tools you can use to work with it.

Online Free Tutor	Tools	Download Link
YouTube	Notepad++	Link
Lynda	Sublime Text	Link
CodeAcademy	Adobe Dreamweaver	Link
Alison	Vim	Link
Udemy	Atom	Link

5. Database Management System

A database-management system (DBMS) is a computer-software application that interacts with end-users, other applications, and the database itself to capture and analyze data. A general-purpose DBMS allows the definition, creation, querying, update, and administration of databases.

This skill allows you to work with big organization or company for storage of data and other relevant information about staffs etc. the following are database program you can learn and where you can learn them for free.

Online Free Tutor	DBMS Programs	Download Link
YouTube	MySQL	Link
Lynda	Microsoft SQL Server	Link
CodeAcademy	Oracle	Link
Alison	MongoDB	Link
Udemy	EnterpriseDB	Link

4. Java Programmer

Java is a general-purpose computer programming language that is concurrent, class-based, object-oriented,and specifically designed to have as few implementation dependencies as possible. It is intended to let application developers "write once, run anywhere" (WORA),meaning that compiled Java code can run on all platforms that support Java without the need for recompilation.

Java programming skills are always needed by company to help them create java application or any java program. This skill is very easy to learn when you have access to some good tutorial videos online.

Online Free Tutor	Java Tools	Download Link
YouTube	JDK ( Java Development Kit)	Link
Lynda	Eclipse IDE	Link
CodeAcademy	Oracle JDeveloper	Link

3. Networking

Computer network technology can prepare you for a variety of careers, such as computer and information systems management, computer systems analysis, network and computer systems administration and computer network architecture.

In computer networks, networked computing devices exchange data with each other using a data link. The connections between nodes are established using either cable media or wireless media.

Online Networking Tutor

Learn Computer Networking

2. Video Editing

Video editing is the manipulation and arrangement of video shots. Video editing is used to structure and present all video information, including films and television shows, video advertisements and video essays. Video editing has been dramatically democratized in recent years by editing software available for personal computers.

This skill is high in demand with the increase in movie production, animation, music video, documentary etc. The lists below are video editing tools that are easy to learn and also have available video tutorials online.

Free Online Tutor	Video Editing Tools	Download Link
YouTube	Adobe Premier Pro	Link
Lynda	VSDC Video Editor	Link
Video School Online	LightWorks	Link
Udemy	VideoPad Video Editor	Link
SkillShare	Avidemux	Link

1. Ethical Hacking

An ethical hacker (also known as a white hat hacker) is the ultimate security professional. Ethical hackers know how to find and exploit vulnerabilities and weaknesses in various systems—just like a malicious hacker (or a black hat hacker).

In fact, they both use the same skills; however, an ethical hacker uses those skills in a legitimate, lawful manner to try to find vulnerabilities and fix them before the bad guys can get there and try to break in.

Free Ethical Training

Now that you know where you can learn your preferred skills, kindly drop your suggestion