Diriyah, Jewel of the Kingdom: Trainers in line for Diriyah digital program

Diriyah, Jewel of the Kingdom: Trainers in line for Diriyah digital program

Twelve Saudi coaches have received international accreditation for the Diriyah Gate Development Authority’s “Program Your Passion” STEM training initiative from global development institute DigiPen. The coaches’ certification comes as DGDA prepares to roll out a digital training program to help students develop their digital skills in animation design, coding and production of localized video games. DigiPen’s experts held learning and development workshops in communications and training approaches, student project management, assessment best practices and teaching competency-based programs. Coaches who received a DigiPen “Level 1 Trainer Certification” following the training program held in Diriyah will be assigned to teach the DigiPen curriculum to over 250 students from the Diriyah community. “Program Your Passion” encourages local middle and secondary school students to learn new digital skills and become digitally proficient. The first group of students kicked off the training sessions in schools in mid-July, with 30 hours a week of training for secondary students and 25 hours a week for middle school students. A second group will take place in September. Ahlam Althunayan, DGDA community engagement director, said that “the program is a great initiative put forward by DGDA and provides new opportunities for young students in Diriyah to excel in the