Orange Jordan launches programming academy
O
range Jordan has opened a coding academy to enhance the
cyberskills of the country’s young people. The coding academy
will provide students with an opportunity to acquire programming
skills with a focus on Java and Python. Fifty young men and
women, between the ages of 18 and 30, were officially selected to
participate in the first batch of the academy’s recruits, where they
are participating in an intensive six-month free training programme
before embarking on a month of work experience at companies
operating in Jordan.
Following its launch Engineer Muthanna Gharaibeh, Minister of
Digital Economy and Entrepreneurship, stressed the importance of
having programming academies aimed at developing the digital
skills of the country’s young men and women. He said that the
government is working on several programmes to qualify trainees
to deal efficiently with the requirements of the digital economy and
provide them with the programming skills required today.
He also thanked Orange Jordan for its involvement in training which,
he said, enabled the country to keep up with current technological
developments and the Fourth Industrial Revolution.
Terry Marini, Orange Jordan CEO, said it was the first academy of
its kind opened by the Orange International Group in the Middle
East. He explained it was launched in partnership with Simplon.
Co International and expects it to achieve the same success as the
other programming academies launched by the group in Senegal
and France. Marini stressed that Information Technology, including
programming languages, plays an important role in the national
economy and cited the increasing number of jobs in the technology
sector as evidence. He explained that the job opportunities that may
arise in Jordan as a result of technology is likely to reach 10,000 over
the next five years.
Jerome Heink, Orange Middle East and Africa Executive Vice
President, stressed the importance of the academy and said it is
expected that it will open the way for young people to gain jobs in
the IT sector and contribute to the development of the Kingdom.
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Al Ahli Bank of Kuwait launches IT academy
to develop IT skills
A
l Ahli Bank of Kuwait (ABK) has
launched the ABK IT Academy, the first
programme designed to prepare new Kuwaiti
graduates for Information Technology jobs
within the banking sector.
The ABK IT Academy’s first batch of
students have begun training, with the
programme running until October 1.
Training is given on the main IT systems
used at ABK, including the Finacle Core
Banking solution, the PowerCARD payment
processing system, and key Oracle and
Microsoft solutions. The programme also
provides graduates with the human and
soft skills needed to prepare them for entry
into the workplace, and to enable them to
develop careers as IT professionals in the
banking industry.
ABK launched the ABK IT Academy as part
of its commitment to supporting the Kuwaiti
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education sector and its active role in driving
workforce nationalisation within the country,
by providing Kuwaiti graduates with the
support they need to develop careers in
sectors that are not serviced by local talent.
The bank is investing in technology and
innovation in line with its ‘Simpler Banking’
and Digital Transformation strategy,
and continuously strives to improve its
customers’ digital experience.
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