EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES HUB: TRAIN THE TRAINER PROGRAM

Location:
Khorog, Tajikistan

Duration:
January 2019 - 2021

VISION:

To create meaningful employment opportunities by empowering youths in developing countries to participate in the new and exciting world of Technology Services.

MISSION:

Identify and enable learning institutions in the developing countries to teach Emerging Technology skills (Cyber Security, Data Analytics and Artificial Intelligence) that will be required by the industry in the next 5-10 years with a mission to develop a new job market and a technology services industry that is ready to serve the region.

Execution Plan:

The following plan will be executed and repeated/expanded once success is determined:.

• 1) Identify 3-5 qualified candidates with teaching skills and IT background, willing to certify themselves and then teach at learning institutions in the country for 2 years.
• 2) Identify 3-5 qualified candidates with teaching skills and IT background, willing to certify themselves and then teach at learning institutions in the country for 2 years.
• 3) Work in-parallel with institutions of learning (university and continuing education) within the country to agree to initiate the emerging skills certified courses in their institutions and employ the candidates trained under WEF program.
• 4) Before the new certified graduates are produced by the institutions, engage with local IT services companies to consider expanding their offerings to include emerging technology services.
• 5) Connect the new emerging skills certified graduates with IT services and consulting companies, such that the employment fee paid by the enterprise’s fund future skills programs.

Proof of Concept (POC) – 3 phase project:

In 2019, WEF initiated a POC in Tajikistan with 3 candidates who initiated a 10-course Cyber Security certification program using the online EDX platform. Each course takes 4-6 weeks to complete. Working with University of Central Asia School of Professional & Continuing Educations (UCA SPCE), an MOU was developed to create a new certification course in 2020 and for the institution to employ the 3 certified candidates. The POC is in its final stage awaiting the candidates to complete the final hands-on workshop in May 2020 and for UCA-SPCE to approve and initiate registration for the new course in July 2020.

WEF has also engaged with an IT Services company Khushkor LLC which currently offers mobile and web development services in the country and are interested in expanding their offerings to include cyber security services and employ the future UCA-SPCE certified candidates in 2021.

Future & Expansion Plan:

Upon successful launch of the courses at UCA-SPCE in July 2020, we plan to look for replication with new skill training with Data & Analytics skills in 2021. In parallel, we are engaging with Northern Pakistan AKDN subsidiary Accelerated Prosperity (AP) regional manager to gain support for replication of Cyber Security skills like Tajikistan.