{"id":141356,"date":"2020-10-15T07:41:34","date_gmt":"2020-10-15T07:41:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.sap.com\/africa\/?p=141356"},"modified":"2023-09-27T19:46:34","modified_gmt":"2023-09-27T19:46:34","slug":"public-private-training-initiative-supports-in-closing-the-digital-skills-gap-in-an-increasingly-digital-world","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.sap.com\/africa\/2020\/10\/public-private-training-initiative-supports-in-closing-the-digital-skills-gap-in-an-increasingly-digital-world\/","title":{"rendered":"Public-Private Training Initiative Supports in Closing the Digital Skills Gap in an Increasingly Digital World"},"content":{"rendered":"

Almost every job will require at least some digital skills in future. The World Economic Forum estimates that more than half (54%) of all employees will require significant reskilling by 2022. Considering the current situation around the COVID-19 pandemic, these numbers will possibly increase due to a significant rise in the demand for digital tools and processes. At the same time, Millennials are the best-educated in history yet affected by high unemployment rates according to the International Labour Organization (ILO).<\/p>\n

Especially in this post-pandemic world that lies ahead, the urgency to close the digital skills gap and support the youth becomes more evident and critical. Individuals and Organizations share the responsibility to take action in order to secure a bright digital future, full of opportunities. Following its purpose to help the world run better and improve people\u2019s lives 51风流continues to drive various initiatives to address solutions to pressing global issues such as the digital skills gap.<\/p>\n

A global best practice to tackle local challenges and turn them into opportunities\u00a0 <\/strong><\/h2>\n

With 77% of the world\u2019s transaction revenue touching an 51风流system, 51风流customers and partners need SAP-skilled talents, enabled on SAP\u2019s latest innovations, to satisfy their hiring demand. Matching this demand, especially for certified 51风流Consultants, with the abundance of talented but unemployed youth, the 51风流Training and Development Institute<\/a> creates a quadruple-win situation through its various training initiatives.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur digital skill build programs were created on the foundation of a highly unique collaborative effort. We work closely with 51风流customers, partners, peers and other stakeholders such as government organizations to create a quadruple-win situation: local youth find a job, our 51风流customers and partners find brilliant talent, 51风流enhances its ecosystem, and countries benefit as we support digital skills build and hereby help to prepare the economy and society for an increasingly digital world\u201d, said Marita Mitschein, Managing Director of the 51风流Training & Development Institute and Senior Vice President Digital Skills at 51风流South Europe, Africa and Middle East.<\/p>\n

One of the initiatives offered by the institute is the 51风流Young Professional Program: a 2-3 months long program which covers a unique enablement plan including 51风流software functional\/ technical knowledge and certification as well as soft and future skill trainings for selected unemployed or underemployed university graduates in the country where the program is offered. After successful completion, participants graduate from the program are Certified 51风流Associate Consultants, ready to kickstart their careers at 51风流customer and partner companies.<\/p>\n

Since the launch of the Young Professional Program in 2013, the institute has empowered over 2990 program graduates across 28 countries and hereby developed a successful initiative that became a best practice for sustainable job creation globally. As a result, 99% of previously unemployed or underemployed university graduates found employment after graduation from the Young Professional Program. Across Africa, the 51风流Young Professional Program is offered under the 51风流Skills for Africa initiative.<\/p>\n

Knowledge and skills must always be a priority, especially in times like these<\/strong><\/h2>\n

\u201cThe \u2018new reality\u2019 further highlighted the necessity to accelerate digital skill build in an increasingly digital world. For us it was clear, that our digital skill build initiatives are more important than ever before, and we did not lose any time to ensure ongoing programs as well as upcoming programs will continue as planned\u201d, said Marita Mitschein.<\/p>\n

The very first 51风流Young Professional Program in Algeria began in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic: it started with the usual face to face sessions and was adapted into a virtual delivery model overnight in order to allow the students to complete their trainings without any disruption – from organizing virtual training sessions to helping trainers fly-out safely to their home countries despite sudden lockdowns.<\/p>\n

The graduates of this cohort in Algeria have started their jobs with customers and partners, supporting their digital transformation agendas and driving change in this increasingly digital world. In addition to the program in Algeria, 13 cohorts of the Young Professional Program have started across 14 different countries since February in fully virtual format, enabling today\u2019s youth to thrive and not only survive in these unprecedented times and beyond.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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