Human Resources

Egypt has a large annual graduating talent pool of more than 330,000 students, with 66,000 graduating in commerce, 16,000 in engineering, and 17,000 emerging with science and technology degrees. Within that pool, a large portion of students are technologically skilled, multilingual, achievement-focused, and uniquely suited to exceed in the information and communication technology (ICT) industry.

ITIDA’s human capital development program seeks to provide world-class training and academic initiatives to build a skilled workforce and create ICT professionals from promising graduates. The overall strategy stimulates multinational training programs, including sales, marketing, business development, and finance.

The Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research, and the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology (MCIT) have joined forces to introduce “employability” skills programs in the tertiary education stage, in a project entitled: EduEgypt.

EduEgypt supports undergraduate training using soft skills, language abilities, and technical competence; enhancing the skills of Egyptian university graduates and preparing them for local and global marketplaces. This effort is a part of a workforce development initiative aimed at reducing the gap between student readiness and employer expectations. The initiative has produced 3,000 graduates in its first year and aims at supplying the market with 40,000 graduates per year by 2011.

Existing educational initiatives have partnered with multinational companies such as Oracle, IBM, Microsoft, and others to develop outstanding skill-based programs that are affordable for the local market. Core projects include the Nile University, the ICT Professional Training Program, the Export and Investment Promotion Program, and the Medical Transcription Training Program.