HOW THE PROGRAMME HELPS PARTICIPANTS

Emirati participant Othman Abdelrahman Al Hammadi, head of Urban Planning Section at Al Dhafra Region Municipality, said the programme helped him hone his skills in the workforce without having to travel for miles.

“Part of our responsibility in the municipality is data analysis. I wanted to learn how to transform data into information we can use to make decisions that impacts residents positively,” said 40-yearold Al Hammadi.

He completed the data analysis specialist programme, with aims to join more courses to receive a nanodegree. He said while he has to travel 300km to work everyday, the programme gave him access to information at the comfort of his own home and office. “It was very easy to solve problems and study online at our own comfort,” said Al Hammadi.

Hailing from Egypt, Mohammed Sameer wanted to complete the Android Development programme that was otherwise offered for an expensive price back in the Egypt.

“The platform offered the content for free with Arabic subtitles and tutors who made information easy,” the 23-year-old graduate said.

Currently an Android developer at Readyapps in Egypt, he said the platform gave him the experience he needed to add a competitive value to the tech company.