YNV: Outsourcing Services with Deep Tech Skills Will Enhance Organisational Efficiency, Global Economy Growth

Emma Okonji

Following the rise in the demand for digital technology skills at work place, coupled with the need for organisations to concentrate on their core values, YNV Tech Talent, a leading provider of tech, cybersecurity, and digital skilling solutions across the world, has said outsourcing remains the best option for organisations to adopt in order to become efficient and competitive.      

The collective services of Tek Experts, elev8 and Cytek, under the YNV Tech Talent brand, has helped the company to play big in outsourcing business and to provide support to businesses in over 100 countries in deep technical skills.

Giving insight into the company’s global operations since it was established five years ago in Nigeria, the Country Manager of Tek Experts Nigeria, Mr. Olugbolahan Olusanya, said lots of Nigerians have been sourced after by Tek Experts and trained by elev8 to provide deep technical support services to organisations within and outside of |Nigeria.

He said outsourcing as a business, would enhance organisational efficiency and drive global economy growth.

Industry statistics show that Information Technology (IT) outsourcing service is leading in Nigeria with 28 per cent, followed by Human Resource service with 16 per cent, Sales and Marketing services with 15 per cent, Financials with 11 per cent, Administrative services with nine per cent, while other services put together, are leading with 22 per cent.   

Speaking about the challenges of downtime in organisations, and how outsourcing had in the past, helped organisations to address difficult challenges, Olusanya told journalists on Tuesday in Lagos that the outsourcing business offered by YNV Tech Talent, allowed them to concentrate on their core values of service delivery.

“We understand what best practice is, and we manage the critical aspect of business for organisations, end-to-end solutions and provide advisory. Big organisations like Microsoft understand the power of outsourcing and Microsoft is currently outsourcing most of its operations to face its core value of software product development, innovation and creativity. Outsourcing will continue to grow big globally as technology evolves. Nigeria is a country with high rate of unemployed graduates. Working with the Nigerian government, the unemployed graduate could be trained to effectively handle outsourcing for companies within and outside of Nigeria. What government needs do is to create the enabling environment for outsourcing business to thrive in Nigeria,” Olusanya said. 

Addressing the issue of tech skills gap in Nigeria, Olusanya said: “The tech talent gap is a major challenge facing organisations in Nigeria. According to SAP research, 80 per cent of Nigerian companies expect to experience skills gap in the next year. This challenge is a major blocker for businesses to be able to grow.

“We are committed to helping Nigerians develop the skills they need to succeed in the global workforce. Elev8 partners with the government, enterprises, and universities to provide unique opportunities for Nigerians to gain the skills and experience they need to begin and grow their career in the tech industry. By having Tek Experts, elev8, and Cytek under the YNV Tech Talent brand, we can seamlessly help businesses to bridge the gap between talent and opportunity, skill the current workforce and provide solutions to protect them from cyber attacks.”

Speakingabout itsexpanded services, designed to provide a more comprehensive package for customers, Olusanya explained that the collective services of Tek Experts, elev8 and Cytek, would revolutionise and impact the Nigerian IT market by bridging the tech talent and digital skill gaps whilst creating more comprehensive end-to-end IT talent solutions to meet the needs of businesses of all sizes.

Head, Executive Business Development at Tek Experts, Mr. Wale Adeyemi, said: “With an existing footprint in Nigeria, Tek Experts’ global expertise in IT talent sourcing and managed services, combined with elev8’s deep understanding of the local Nigerian market to empower workforces with innovative live and virtual instructor-led and self-paced training solutions will further drive digital transformation in Nigeria.”

The company continues to expand its locations and solutions and aims to provide a more positive impact in the communities in which it operates. The company does this through partnerships that skill, re-skill, and up-skill talent whilst retaining such talent in the country by creating opportunities for around the globe, hence promoting the value of Nigerian talent globally, Adeyemi further said.