Combating coronavirus: Recruitment firms in UAE offer to up-skill local talent for free

  • Date: 02-Jun-2020
  • Source: Khaleej Times
  • Sector:Economy
  • Country:UAE
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Combating coronavirus: Recruitment firms in UAE offer to up-skill local talent for free

This comes after some people face prospects of redundancy or have been handed the pink slip already.. Many recruitment agencies in the UAE are providing free courses to support the upskilling of local talent affected by Covid-19.. Aiding the initiative, several professionals are voluntarily spending some of their time to provide training sessions for recruitment companies as a way to support the job hunters.. Professionals devote free time. Over 40 professionals/coaches expressed willingness to give time to provide training sessions around their specific domains, from leadership, management, business development and marketing & human resources, to more specific courses around some of the latest technologies including data analytics, robotic process automation, artificial intelligence, blockchain, web development and graphic design.. "We are offering a platform for professionals and trainers from various fields to provide live interactive training sessions for anyone seeking to upskill themselves.. Helping individuals navigate the challenging economic environment, Linkedln, in an email, shared their 34 free online courses launched on Tuesday.. Many of their wider range of courses offered earlier are available in seven different languages to help maximum number of people.. Coming to the forefront with similar solutions, many head hunters are also proposing programmes like online interview