Applications for free digital skills training are now open, as the communications ministry forges ahead with plans to build SA’s 4IR army.

With three million jobs having been lost this year, digital skills training has the potential to pave the way for 66 000 jobs over the next year, says Harambee.

Digify Africa is looking for South Africa’s next great digital marketers who will participate in its three-month Digify Pro digital skills programme.

This collaboration will support young people who are currently outside of the workforce to develop 21st century skills to gain entry into the job market.

Microsoft collaborates with GitHub Learning Lab and LinkedIn to help millions of people acquire skills needed for the coronavirus economy.

Gauteng Provincial Government works towards developing a fourth industrial revolution strategy, to push forward the province’s modernisation agenda.

The social media company launches “My Digital World”, an initiative designed to equip the youth with digital skills needed to navigate their safety and privacy online.

The provincial government calls on residents to use the lockdown to learn digital skills via the I-CAN Learn platform.

The communications and digital technologies ministry receives a lifeline from private sector players, as it looks to address SA’s digital skills gap.

The organisations forge a partnership that aims to empower and equip South Africans with digital skills that speak to the fourth industrial revolution.

If Africa wants to thrive amid all of the changes happening as a result of 4IR, it needs to boost digital skills, says SAP’s Cathy Smith.

The multi-stakeholder partnership seeks to tackle the digital skills gap in communities through a digital transformation initiative.