The Ministry of Communications and Digital Technologies is partnering with online-based educational platform Coursera to offer free courses to young people as part of efforts to fight youth unemployment.
Partnerships such as the one between the Ministry and Coursera have the prospects of equipping young people with the required skills in this digital era.
The National Electronic Media Institute of SA (NEMISA), a digital skill training institute entity of the department, will coordinate and facilitate the registration process for these courses.
The collaboration is in line with the Minister’s commitment at her 2018 Budget Vote Speech, to train one million people in data science and related skills, to ensure that they take up opportunities presented by new digital technologies.
The free courses include among others:
- Data science
- Coding
- App development
- Digital marketing
- Artificial intelligence
The duration of the courses range between four and eight weeks. Grade 12 is desirable but not an essential requirement. Familiarity with the internet and digital literacy are essential criteria.
Minister Ndabeni-Abrahams says investing in digital skilling and re-skilling of our people is an imperative for achieving inclusion in the digital economy.
“Our intention as the government is to remove as many barriers as possible and enable young people to fulfil their dreams and career aspirations. We, therefore, encourage them to take up these opportunities”, said Minister Ndabeni-Abrahams.
Details for registration are as follow:
Link to video note by Minister Stella Ndabeni- Abrahams: https://youtu.be/BZNy5swsX9o
Media Enquires:
Spokesperson for Ministry of Communications and Digital Technologies
Mish Molakeng
082 469 3997
