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400k South Africans participate in Microsoft skills initiative

Sylvester AddoOctober 11, 2021 February 14, 2022 Education, General, Microsoft South Africa 0

Four hundred thousand people in South Africa have participated in the Microsoft Global Skills initiative. A Digital skills initiative that seeks to help participants gain in-demand skills to become employable. This shows an increase from the three hundred thousand shared in March this year. Lillian Barnard, Managing Director, Microsoft South

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1.1M Africans acquire digital skills during COVID-19

Sylvester AddoApril 1, 2021 October 11, 2021 Africa, Education, General, Ghana, Learn, Microsoft Africa, Microsoft Egypt, Microsoft Ghana, Microsoft Kenya, Microsoft MEA, Microsoft Nigeria, Microsoft Senegal, Microsoft South Africa 1

Microsoft is announcing it has helped over 30 million people in 249 countries and territories acquire digital skills. Out of this, over one million learners across Africa participated in the Microsoft Global Skills program. The global skills initiative offers free online courses across Microsoft, LinkedIn, and GitHub learning platforms. It

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30 million learners participate in the free Microsoft digital skills initiative

Sylvester AddoMarch 30, 2021 October 11, 2021 General, Microsoft 4

Over 30.7 million people across the globe have participated in the free Microsoft global digital skills initiative. The company says this sharing an update on the initiative's progress nine months on. An increase from the 10 million reached in September last year and surpasses the planned target of 25 million.

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Microsoft Global Skills Initiative formally launches in Kenya

Sylvester AddoFebruary 15, 2021 October 11, 2021 General, Microsoft Kenya 9

Microsoft officially launches its Global Skills Initiative program in Kenya today. The announcement comes as the company unveils a private sector partnership agreement with Stanbic Kenya and the Kenya Ministry of Industrialization, Trade and Enterprise Development. The partnership aims to enhance the employability of Kenyan citizens through digital upskilling to

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