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11/21/24, 11:25 AM Global Skills Coalition launches 'Future Skills Academy' at Knowledge Summit 2024 to empower 10 million learners by 2030

Global Skills Coalition launches 'Future Skills

Academy' at Knowledge Summit 2024 to

empower 10 million learners by 2030

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11/20/2024 7:26:14 AM

(MENAFN- Orient Planet Group) Dubai, UAE, 20 November 2024 - Building on the great
turnout and positive results achieved by the “FutureSkills4All” initiative, the Knowledge
Summit 2024 witnessed the inaugural meeting of the “Global Skills Coalition” (GSC), which

aims to unify international efforts to develop and advance skills while moving the initiative to a
new stage represented by the “Future Skills Academy”, the fruit of cooperation between the

Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Knowledge Foundation (MBRF), the United Nations
Development Programme (UNDP), and Coursera, the educational platform, to provide free

educational and training opportunities to 10 million learners by 2030.
MBRF and UNDP announced the opening of registration for the “Future Skills Academy” after

the “FutureSkills4All” initiative was able to reach more than 9,000 learners, achieving a 165%
utilization rate, with the number of courses offered through the Coursera portal reaching 6,000

courses and the number of beneficiaries reached 9,002, surpassing initial expectations and
indicates the heavy turnout and large participation that exceeded the initial allocated number.

During the meeting, His Excellency Jamal bin Huwaireb, CEO of the Mohammed bin Rashid
Al Maktoum Knowledge Foundation, pointed out the great importance of the GSC, stressing
MBRF’s keenness to support this ambitious initiative by enhancing the “Future Skills

Academy” project, which aims to provide innovative and comprehensive training opportunities
that contribute to helping the largest possible segment of youth and professionals in the Arab

region acquire the basic skills that qualify them to adapt to the rapid changes in the labor
market and meet the needs of the knowledge-based economy. He noted that the GSC reflects

MBRF’s belief that enabling individuals to access skills is not just an option but a strategic
necessity to achieve sustainable development.

“Today, we reach the end of the first phase of FutureSkills4All, the pioneering initiative that
provided thousands of educational and training opportunities for Arab youth and equipped
them with the best and latest digital and personal skills and expertise. We announce the

opening of registration for the second phase of the initiative, represented by the Future Skills

Academy, through which we aspire to reach 10 million beneficiaries by 2030 so that we can

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