The digital age is the new future and with Saudi Arabia stepping into the digital transformation, the Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Foundation had conducted a training program for the ones wanting to be digitally knowledgeable and be future-ready.

Saudi Arabia’s Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Foundation’s Future Seekers training program thus benefited 118,000 people across Saudi Arabia. The program helped citizens prepare and equip with core skills to accelerate the Kingdom’s digital transformation.

The project-based active learning platform, conducted in partnership with Udacity, aims to help learners gain digital skills and ready them for the job market.

This year, the program exceeded its targets by 16,000 students and MISK honoured its partners — the Ministry of Education, the Institute of Public Administration, and the Human Resources Development Fund.

The program covered four areas of learning—Artificial intelligence, product management, business analysis, and digital marketing. These were made available in Arabic and English to widen opportunities for beneficiaries.

The Future Seekers program extends for six weeks, covering topics such as introduction to AI for business, introduction to business analytics, digital marketing fundamentals, and more.

The CEO of Misk’s Programs and Initiatives Department, Omar Najjar, said the foundation is proud of the impact achieved by the program. He underlined that it was successful despite the difficulties that accompanied the launch as a result of the coronavirus disease pandemic.

The COVID-19 pandemic was a chance to adapt and invent new methods of work. The Future Seekers program aimed to prepare young men and women to keep pace with changes in the labour market and to bridge the gap between current skill sets and the nation’s needs and ambitions.