Aiming at attracting more business process outsourcing companies to Egypt, the Information
Technology Industry Development Agency (ITIDA) has launched a new language training initiative to support higher
education students in Upper Egypt to master the German language.
ITIDA, in cooperation with
Goethe-Institut in Cairo, has already
announced the program’s pilot phase, which will be implemented with the South Valley University to train 100
students from the second and third academic years.
ITIDA’s CEO, Amr Mahfouz, noted: “The program serves
our strategic pillar of building the Egyptian citizen; where ITIDA is currently focusing on expanding its language
training programs, especially, the English, German and French languages, to qualify young learners to the global
business services market, thus creating a wide base of competitive Egyptian calibers in ICT related
specializations”.
“The program is designed to increase the competitiveness of Upper Egypt governorates in
the offshoring and call center services, through continuously training students and equipping them with in-demand
skills, to build and maintain a talent pool, which in its role will lure international companies to invest in these
governorates, provide many jobs opportunities for young people.”, Mahfouz added.
The courses are scheduled
to commence during this summer vacation via integrated online learning and will help improve language learners’
level from the beginner’s (A1) to the advanced level (B2). The Goethe-Institut in Cairo will provide scientific and
linguistic lecturers based on the educational requirements of each level of the three levels offered by the program.
The Students will get a certificate upon the conclusion of each course level, as well as a detailed record of grades
from Goethe-Institut in Cairo. Besides, graduates will be linked to job opportunities available in global delivery
centers, which offer not less than EGP10k as an average monthly salary.
The program is funded mainly by
the Information Technology Industry Development Agency (ITIDA) where students pay a contribution percentage, as per
their previous academic year’s grade (GPA) before applying.
To register to the program please click here.