IT Skills Demand, Disability Diagnostics & Digital Employment Study

Nigeria's digital economy is growing, but young people with disabilities remain largely absent from its workforce. Little consolidated evidence exists on which roles employers need, how training providers respond, and where exclusion actually occurs.

Lead Consultant — IT Skills Demand, Labour Market & Disability-Inclusive Employment Design.

1. 01Sub-sector mapping across six digital domains: software development, cybersecurity, cloud, data and analytics, IT support, and digital services/BPO
2. 02Key informant interviews with CTOs, heads of engineering, HR and talent leads across product firms, systems integrators, security providers, BPOs and SMEs
3. 03Disability diagnostics with organisations of persons with disabilities and inclusive employers — assistive technology, accessibility, recruitment and accommodation
4. 04Scoring of bootcamps, TVET institutions and academies on curriculum-to-role alignment, placement evidence and accessibility
5. 05Vacancy analytics across job platforms for Lagos, Abuja and Port Harcourt

• Completed: IT value-chain mapping, employer interviews, disability diagnostics and training ecosystem review.
• Pending: costed programme design options, final validation roundtable and synthesis report. The study was at its 50% milestone at the time of writing.

Treats disability inclusion as a labour-market question — grounded in employer demand, not only in supply-side training.