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Microsoft to help 25 million people acquire new digital skills globally
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IANS | 30 Jun, 2020
Microsoft on Tuesday announced a new global skills initiative to help 25
million people worldwide acquire new digital skills by the end of the
year. The announcement comes in response to the global economic crisis
caused by the Covid-19 pandemic.
"Covid-19 has created both a
public health and an economic crisis, and as the world recovers, we need
to ensure no one is left behind," Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella said
during a digital event.
"Today, we're bringing together resources
from Microsoft inclusive of LinkedIn and GitHub to reimagine how people
learn and apply new skills -- and help 25 million people facing
unemployment due to COVID-19 prepare for the jobs of the future."
Expanded
access to digital skills is an important step in accelerating economic
recovery, especially for the people hardest hit by job losses.
This
initiative includes immediate steps to help those looking to reskill
and pursue an in-demand job and brings together every part of the
company, combining existing and new resources from LinkedIn, GitHub and
Microsoft.
This includes the use of data to identify in-demand
jobs and the skills needed to fill them, free access to learning paths
and content to help people develop the skills these positions require,
and low-cost certifications and free job-seeking tools to help people
who develop these skills pursue new jobs.
This is a comprehensive
technology initiative that will build on data and digital technology,
Microsoft said. It starts with data on jobs and skills from the LinkedIn
Economic Graph.
The initiative provides free access to content
in LinkedIn Learning, Microsoft Learn and the GitHub Learning Lab, and
couples those with Microsoft Certifications and LinkedIn job seeking
tools.
These resources can all be accessed at a central location,
opportunity.linkedin.com, and will be broadly available online in four
languages: English, French, German and Spanish.
In addition,
Microsoft is backing the effort with $20 million in cash grants to help
nonprofit organisations worldwide assist the people who need it most.
One-quarter
of this total, or $5 million, will be provided in cash grants to
community-based nonprofit organizations that are led by and serve
communities of color in the United States.
Microsoft also pledged
to make stronger data and analytics -- including data from the LinkedIn
Economic Graph -- available to governments around the world so they can
better assess local economic needs.
Microsoft will use its voice
to advocate for public policy innovations that will advance skilling
opportunities needed in the changed economy.
The tech giant also
announced it is creating a new learning app in Microsoft Teams designed
to help employers skill and upskill new and current employees as people
return to work and as the economy adds jobs.
"The biggest brunt
of the current downturn is being borne by those who can afford it the
least," said Microsoft President Brad Smith.
"Unemployment rates
are spiking for people of color and women, as well as younger workers,
people with disabilities and individuals with less formal education. Our
goal is to combine the best in technology with stronger partnerships
with governments and nonprofits to help people develop the skills needed
to secure a new job."
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