Digital Inclusion Initiative: Orange Digital Center Partners with Coursera to Provide Essential Digital Skills Training to Youth in Africa and the Middle East

Digital Inclusion Initiative: Orange Digital Center Partners with Coursera to Provide Essential Digital Skills Training to Youth in Africa and the Middle East

(IN BRIEF) Orange Digital Center has partnered with Coursera to launch a free high-level certification training program for youth in Africa and the Middle East. The initiative aims to provide essential digital skills training, including areas such as AI, cybersecurity, digital marketing, and entrepreneurship, to empower young people for the evolving job market. The program will be accessible through Orange Digital Centers, which serve as innovation hubs, offering free learning programs and resources to support youth in their career development and entrepreneurial endeavors.

(PRESS RELEASE) PARIS, 9-Apr-2024 — /EuropaWire/ — Orange S.A. (EPA: ORA), a French multinational telecommunications group, announces that Orange Digital Center, in collaboration with Coursera, the premier online learning platform, is proud to announce the launch of a comprehensive certification training program. Geared towards empowering youth in Africa and the Middle East, this initiative offers invaluable digital skills training, completely free of charge and adaptable to individual schedules.

As a pioneering force in digital inclusion, the Orange Digital Center (ODC) network spans 16 centers across the region. This initiative is a testament to our commitment to equip young individuals with vital competencies in areas such as artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, digital marketing, and entrepreneurship. By addressing the evolving demands of the job market, we aim to furnish talented youth with the necessary expertise to kickstart their careers or embark on entrepreneurial ventures.

The Orange Digital Centers serve as dynamic hubs of innovation and learning, open to all enthusiasts. Equipped with state-of-the-art facilities, these centers provide a conducive environment for skill development, technological exploration, and fostering creativity. From our Code School to the Solidarity FabLab, ‘Orange Fab’ startup accelerator, and Orange Ventures Middle East and Africa, our innovation ecosystem offers diverse learning pathways.

Asma Ennaifer, Executive Director CSR at Orange Digital Centers and Communication for Orange Africa and Middle East, remarked, At Orange, we firmly believe that digital inclusion is the key to creating a fairer and more prosperous future for everyone. In partnership with Coursera and through the Orange Digital Centers, we are opening the doors of certification training to all our beneficiaries, offering educational and professional development opportunities to those who need them most. “

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SOURCE: Orange