SKILLING UP LEBANON
Skilling Up Lebanon is a groundbreaking project between Forward MENA and the World Bank, that aims to bridge the gap between academia and the workforce by preparing young Lebanese women and men for the local, regional, and global jobs of the future through the promotion of vital digital skills.
Forward MENA in partnership with the World Bank, launched the Skilling Up Lebanon initiative on April 7, 2022 at Beirut Digital District.
ACTIVITIES
Career Guidance
To provide career orientation for secondary school students in public and private schools, exposing them to the various opportunities in the market.
TAKADDOM Internship Program
To expose university students to job opportunities in the digital and creative sector, as well as the startup and entrepreneurship ecosystem.
Soft Skills Training
In partnership with ICF, Ostaz, Leadership & Management Academy, Forward MENA delivered soft skills training to the youth for the needed skills: Self Awareness, Time Management, Creativity, CV Writing & Interview Skills, and Work Ethics.
FIND OUT ABOUT THE TOP SKILLS
NEEDED IN THE MARKET TODAY
In order to better understand the challenges that key employers in the digital and creative sector are facing in Lebanon in terms of recruiting the right talents, Forward Mena conducted a market digest survey and shared it with more than 400 key employers in Lebanon.
The results of the survey will also help develop training qualifications to empower young talents and increase their chances of being employed.
BLOGS & MEDIA
Developing Skillset for the Digital Jobs of Today and Tomorrow with Forward Mena
As the world moves at a rapid pace towards digitalization, the gap between the skillsets of today’s talent and the requirements of the workplace is exponentially growing. Accordingly, academic institutions and organizations have taken on the role of filling this gap.
SUL: An Opportunity to Lower Unemployment Rates in Lebanon Amid a Major Financial Crisis
Now more than ever, workers across all sectors, especially those in vulnerable communities, will need to possess basic digital skills (and in most cases intermediate to advanced digital skills) to remain in or join the workforce as demand for digital economic opportunities continues to rise.
Mena Digital Shapers Interview
The Skilling up Lebanon (SUL) project comes to attempt to address this substantial shift in the labor market. SUL is a one-year World Bank-funded project, aiming to equip 700 young people residing in Lebanon with market-relevant digital skills, to enhance their chances of getting employed.
Grievance Redress Mechanism (GRM)
As the world moves at a rapid pace towards digitalization, the gap between the skillsets of today’s talent and the requirements of the workplace is exponentially growing. Accordingly, academic institutions and organizations have taken on the role of filling this gap.