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Microsoft has kicked off its partnership with the Public Service Sector Education and Training Authority and skills organisation Afrika Tikkun to provide online opportunities for 20 000 young people.
Microsoft has announced a partnership with the Public Service Sector Education and Training Authority (Pseta) and Afrika Tikkun to extend the Global Skilling Initiative that was launched last year to provide at least 20 000 young people with critical digital skills. Photo: Reuters.
Free tools to upskill SA youth in digital arena
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JOHANNESBURG - MICROSOFT has announced a partnership with the Public Service Sector Education and Training Authority (Pseta) and Afrika Tikkun to extend the Global Skilling Initiative that was launched last year to provide at least 20 000 young people with critical digital skills.
In a statement this week, the companies said the initiative would help young people to access digital skills courses for the most in-demand jobs and low-cost certifications. As part of this, Microsoft would extend, to the end of this year, free LinkedIn Learning and Microsoft Learn courses and low-cost certifications that align to 10 of the most in-demand j
Over 30,000 people in Sri Lanka acquire digital skills during COVID-19
April, 28, 2021
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ASIA PACIFIC, SRI LANKA Microsoft has helped over 30 million people in 249 countries and territories gain access to digital skills, of which over 30,000 of them are from Sri Lanka. This tops its initial goal of 25 million last June. Microsoft Corp. is also extending its commitment to help 250,000 companies globally make a skills-based hire in 2021.
From laid-off factory workers to retail associates and truck drivers, millions of people turned to online learning courses from GitHub, LinkedIn and Microsoft during the pandemic to help prepare for and secure the most in-demand roles, including customer service, project management and data analysis. The announcement, detailed on the Official Microsoft Blog, builds on the company’s efforts to help people by extending through 2021 free Link
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