Google launches free digital skills training in Arabic

Energy Wednesday 18/April/2018 12:32 PM
By: Times News Service

Muscat: Google has launched an online platform — Maharat min Google — in the Middle East, to address the growing skills gap and to help ensure that opportunities created by technology are available to everyone in the region.
According to Google, the initiative is meant to “help Arabic speakers, specifically women and young people, get ready for future job opportunities, advance their careers, or grow their businesses”.
Maharat min Google provides free courses, tools and in-person digital skills training to students, educators, job seekers and businesses. The online platform includes over 100 lessons and explanatory videos covering a range of digital marketing skills including search engine marketing, social media, video, e-commerce, and more.
According to a statement, one in five jobs in the Arab world will require digital skills by 2020, something that isn’t widely available today. Many women are contributing to the innovation coming out of the Arab world, which is why Google is also supporting non-profit organisations that are teaching Arab youth skills they need to succeed in an increasingly digital economy.
INJAZ Al-Arab, a non-profit that connects Arab youth to trainings and job opportunities, will use a $1 million grant from Google.org to help 100,000 high school and university students — particularly women and underprivileged students in rural areas — expand their digital skills through hands-on training across the region.
Apart from that Google is also collaborating with the MiSK Foundation to provide in-person digital skills training to over 100,000 people in Saudi Arabia with a target of 50 per cent female participation.

Video courtesy: Google Arabia/Youtube