Microsoft SA gives Afrika Tikkun R2.5 million grant to deliver digital skills locally
The grant forms part of Microsoft’s global initiative to develop more digital skills, with 83 000 South Africans benefitting from the initiative already.
The grant forms part of Microsoft’s global initiative to develop more digital skills, with 83 000 South Africans benefitting from the initiative already.
But digital skills are one part of the equation and the EPWP must recognise how the working world has changed.
Following last week’s webinar, we asked Microsoft SA a few more questions on how it plans to deliver on its global digital skills initiative locally.
40 students will receive software development training thanks to Samsung South Africa and UWC
Research commissioned by Microsoft and conducted by IDC looks at the local Future of Work Skills outlook.
The centres will be opened in East London and Mthatha during the first quarter of 2020.
50 Local professionals expanded their fields with topics such as mobile development and data science.
The project is aiming to train 4 000 women between now and the end of the year.
At Liquid Telecom’s recent African Digital Skills presentation, the firm talked up the value of its free online training platform.
Through it’s Networking Academy Program, Cisco plans to give one million Africans digital skills training.
Absa and Digital Academy have developed a six month internship programme for South African Youth to boost the much needed digital skills.
Africa Code Week saw over 2.3 million youth obtain digital skills last year.