Education For Employment (EFE) and J.P. Morgan are launching Phase II of the Women in Tech-Future Jobs project, following a successful first phase, which trained over 140 young women in Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, and Egypt.
This two-year project will train 195 Saudi, Bahraini, and Egyptian women for high-quality IT-related jobs in their respective sectors, such as e-commerce, digital marketing, and cybersecurity.
The project will focus on fast-growing sectors in Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, and Egypt, with programming targeting young women in each country to find jobs that require digital skills and knowledge.
The EFE will carry out programming in all three countries to equip 60 Bahraini, 45 Saudi, and 90 Egyptian women with the professional training and connections to employers that are necessary to secure employment opportunities.
Further, it will provide demand-driven training linked to jobs as one of the key tools for reducing unemployment and expanding economic opportunities for young Saudi, Bahraini, and Egyptian women, with a focus on employment in high-growth sectors that require digital skills and IT knowledge.
“We are very pleased to partner again with J.P. Morgan to enable Saudi, Bahraini, and Egyptian female youth reach their potential by empowering them with the cutting-edge skills to compete in growing sectors, especially in the digital-based economy, for the future of work,” said EFE-Global’s Director of Gulf Programs, Amr Abdallah.
“The skills that these young women will acquire are based on the proven model that has enabled EFE in Saudi to connect over 12,000 youth to the world of work, in which 52% of them are young Saudi women. We look forward to the continued support from J.P. Morgan,” added Amr Abdallah.