Jomiloju Tunde-Oladipo, a nine-year-old pupil of Role Model
School, Oregun, Ikeja, Lagos has emerged the youngest Nigerian Microsoft
certified professional. He is now a Microsoft office specialist in office word
2010.
He came tops among 21 pupils who sat for the professional
examination in Lagos. Jomiloju scored 769 out of 1,000 in the examination held
in August.
In his examination score report, the slim-built boy
performed well in Sharing and Maintaining Documents, Formatting Content,
Applying Page Layout, and Reusable Content, among other subjects.
By this feat, Jomiloju has joined the league of young
Microsoft certified professionals, including Nigeria’s 10-year-old Anjolaoluwa
Seyi-Ojo; an eight-year-old Indian, Lavishnashree, and two Pakistanis, named Arfa
and Thobani.
Jomiloju, whose certificate was signed by the Chief
Executive Officer, Microsoft Corporation, Steven Ballmer, says he did not
achieve this feat easily, but through persistence and hard work.
He says, “It was not all that easy, because I had attempted
the examination last year, I did not make it then. But I remained focused and I
put in a lot of hard work.
“At home and in the school, I am always on the computer.
After school hours, if am not doing anything, I will go to my Information
Communication Technology teacher, to learn more.”
Jomiloju sat for the examination when he was in primary
Five.
Relating his experience, Jomiloju says, “In all, I answered
20 questions, after answering a question, the computer takes you to another
one. And at times, there will be an instruction to skip the next question. But
the programme still directs one to come back to those questions one had earlier
skipped.”
But was he really scared having failed once to meet the cut
off mark? He stresses that he was really afraid due to his earlier experience
but he was optimistic of having success, because according to him, he has
prepared well.
He also gives kudos to his parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Tunde-Ladipo, for their support and imbuing in him the ‘can do’ spirit in
achieving the success.
He says, “My mum and dad were very supportive. They always
tell me never to give up and eventually it paid off. Moreover, they had bought
the latest Dell laptop. Again, I am always fascinated about computer. The way
it works and the process, and the way it organises data.”
Jomiloju who is a left-handed writer, according to his
parents, has been a gifted child. He has always been in love with gadgets. His
mum, Toyin, says, “Jomiloju since he was baby had loved playing with gadgets,
he was never interested in toys. He would pick up remote controls for both TV
and air-conditioner, and he would correctly use them for their specific
functions.”
His father adds, “It is not that we are unnecessarily
indulging him but he is such a brilliant child. He’s multi-talented. He plays
the saxophone, he’s good on keyboard, he acts very well and he’s a good
swimmer.
“Each term, he participates in school drama and quiz. He
also gets prizes in other subjects, apart from ICT.”
Does Jomiloju want to pursue a career in software/hardware
project like Bill Gates and Steve Job? Spotting an innocent smile, the
youngster nods his head in affirmative.
His school administrator, Mrs. Adesimbo Banjo, who speaks
glowingly about Jomiloju, says the feat recorded by her pupil is a tonic for
other pupils.
His ICT teacher, Mr. Mathew Alo, also commends Jomiloju for
the feat.
He adds, “Jomiloju was taught all the necessary things he
needed to know and he came out as the most outstanding among 20 others from
different schools in Lagos.
His class teacher, Mrs. Elizabeth Ogunrinola, says Jomiloju
takes his studies seriously. She states, “He is not only good in ICT, but in
other subjects. He is hard working and well behaved.”
For Jomiloju, he’s not resting on his oars yet, as he says
he is still going to seek more Microsoft certifications.
“I still want to sit for more examinations. I will still do
excel and power points,” he says.
Microsoft Certified Professional is a certification
programme provided by Microsoft Corporation. The certification is tailored
towards building skills on Microsoft business solutions, focusing on client-end
operating systems such as windows XP, Vista, Windows7 among others.
(PUNCH)
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