Our vision is a connected “system of learning” that helps empower everyone to pursue lifelong learning. Employees will also need to skill and reskill through their careers, and we want to make it easier for employers to help. Our vision for skills extends beyond these immediate steps for job seekers. One-quarter of this total, or $5 million, will be provided in cash grants to community-based nonprofit organizations that are led by and serve communities of color in the United States.
In addition, Microsoft is backing the effort with $20 million in cash grants to help nonprofit organizations worldwide assist the people who need it most. It provides free access to content in LinkedIn Learning, Microsoft Learn, and the GitHub Learning Lab, and couples these with Microsoft Certifications and LinkedIn job seeking tools. It starts with data on jobs and skills from the LinkedIn Economic Graph. (3) Low-cost certifications and free job-seeking tools to help people who develop these skills pursue new jobs.Īt its heart, this is a comprehensive technology initiative that will build on data and digital technology. (2) Free access to learning paths and content to help people develop the skills these positions require (1) The use of data to identify in-demand jobs and the skills needed to fill them It will be grounded in three areas of activity: This initiative will bring together every part of our company, combining existing and new resources from LinkedIn, GitHub, and Microsoft. To help address this need, today Microsoft is launching a global skills initiative aimed at bringing more digital skills to 25 million people worldwide by the end of the year. And one of the keys to a genuinely inclusive recovery are programs to provide easier access to digital skills for people hardest hit by job losses, including those with lower incomes, women, and underrepresented minorities. Increasingly, one of the key steps needed to foster a safe and successful economic recovery is expanded access to the digital skills needed to fill new jobs.
As societies reopen, it’s apparent that the economy in July will not be what it was in January. In six months, the world has endured multiple challenges, including a pandemic that has spurred a global economic crisis. Around the world, 2020 has emerged as one of the most challenging years in many of our lifetimes.
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