The Private Sector: Advancing Digital Skills at Scale
June 17, 2021
A recent study by IFC and the World Bank Group found that demand for digital skills training will surge in the coming decade, and that significant opportunities exist to increase the role of the private sector in meeting the digital skills gap. Education providers, policy makers, and the private sector will need to work together to address the challenge.
SPEAKERS:
- Dr. Sajitha Bashir, Education Sector Manager for Eastern & Southern Africa, World Bank
- Dann Angelo De Guzman, CEO, CloudSwyft; Kevin Kelly, Director, AWS Education Programs, Amazon Web Services
- Tania Lozansky, Senior Manager of Advisory for Manufacturing, Agribusiness, and Services, IFC
- Paulina Pannen, Chair, Indonesian Cyber Education Institute.
Higher education institutions have an unprecedented opportunity to become more competitive by embracing the employability agenda. IFC’s webinar series on Employability in Higher Education shares lessons learned with educators intent on ensuring rewarding careers for their graduates.
